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2.5/4
Review: Holy Motors
MikePA - wrote on 12/30/12
To me personally, Holy Motors is a film that is easier to admire than to enjoy. Many people will like it, many will dislike it. Writer/director Leos Carax takes you on an oddly intriguing journey through the bizarre, as a man (performed beautifully by Denis Lavant) is acting as different people in different lives. I respectfully disagree with those who hail it as being some sort of masterwork, but the film is strange, gorgeous, majestic, and wonderfully original. Some of it I found to be forced, pretentious, and full of itself, while some of it I really liked. Did I admire the film for its craft? Yes. Did I actually enjoy it? Well, marginally. It's worth watching if you're into this type of weird cinema.
2.5/4
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Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/04/13 at 11:39 PM CT
Holy Motors Review comment
Weird cinema is right up my alley - I've read a lot about this movie and am quite interested. Of course, there is such a thing as too bizarre, but I'm hoping this toes the line.
