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Better Late Then Never

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

We see a few seconds of a black and white, silent art film. There is a dark movie theater filled with people watching this film. The camera mostly remains on the audience. Cut to a man sleeping on twin bed with a sleeping dog next to another empty twin bed with the same sheets. He gets up and looks out the window and we see he is next to an airport. Holy Motors was disgusting, stupid and above all just a bad movie. If you really wanna see an artistic way of things and quite underrated movie too go and check out Cronenberg's Cosmopolis from 2012.

I'm kind of shocked I didn't love this. I have a huge penchant for surrealist filmmaking and my current top four favorite films all have varying degrees of surrealism, most notably Bergman's Persona and Lynch's Mulholland Dr. (the others are The Shining and 2001: A Space Odyssey, if you're curious). Given the hype behind this film from critics and cinephiles alike as one of the best avant-garde and surrealist works of the current decade, I thought this would be a surefire winner for me. Sadly, I just didn't connect with it in the way others have seemed to.It is certainly interesting as a piece of existentialist filmmaking that ruminates over how easy it is for people to become lost in the various "roles" they play as well as humanity's endless search for worth, meaning, and purpose. But there's just something about the execution of the film that didn't appeal to me. It had a very detached quality and although it showed me a lot of striking images, it failed to compel me intellectually or emotionally. It's hard to pinpoint why that may have been the case as abstract films like this have no rules and thus no clear recipe for success to follow. It was likely the combination of many things, though I feel chief among them was an overall lack of forward momentum or intrigue. The film is very fragmented and episodic by design, and I felt that while each "episode" was a mildly interesting vignette, the film didn't weave them together in a way that generated a sense of propulsion or growth towards a bigger picture. Yes, the existentialist musings of the film did become more apparent as it progressed and it didn't feel entirely directionless by any means, but I just didn't find that progression terribly compelling or satisfying as it was. Perhaps it'll click with me more on a future viewing should I decide to return to it.Light 3/5

This is a surreal film, a fantasy ride. There's a man, Mr. Oscar who travels in limousine destined to arrive in several locations playing a different bizarre character. In some point, Oscar is a regular human being who is having an argue with his teenage daughter. So what's the point? I've been fooled by trailers. I found disgusting the cemetery monster abducting a model (Eva Mendes. Well this scene is very theatrical and beautiful, but there was a penis showoff so unnecessary. Then, Kylie Minogue sings "Who were we" wait a minute I am in Broadway? I think some theater plays should not meant to be a movie. What's wrong with this "Art Film"-makers? I don't get it. This movie is beautiful, but is tremendously boring.

I HATED this movie. Absolutely HATED it! It is the most pretentious and boring film I have ever seen. It is absolute s**t!The only thing this is good for, is getting blind drunk and laughing at it. Anyone who thinks this is a good film, is a moron. I don't know how anyone could give it any praise whatsoever. It STINKS. It is garbage. A pretentious s**t from start to finish.Do yourself a favor and stay the f**k away from this. Utter crap. I am surprised I stuck it out to the end, because I was ready to tap out after the first 5 minutes. A silly, pretentious, dog**** of a movie.