Emilia Perez

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The qualities that made the ostentatious first act so intriguing, if uneven, are ultimately replaced with a far more grounded (read: more boring) sensibility for no good reason and a manufactured sense of virtuousness. This begins as an interesting mess, but it ends as the kind of mess that wins major industry awards (derogatory).

So ridiculous it becomes fascinating to watch. At least for a while as it starts to drag (no pun intended) by the second half. Doesn’t really give you a reason to care about anything or anyone but kudos to Audiard, however, for always trying something different.

I don't dislike musicals, I dislike bad musicals. That line from Selena Gomez will live rent free in my head for a while though. You'll know which one when you hear it.

This should not have won Best Actress at Cannes for these completely average performances. And while I like the idea of a thriller musical on paper, there's not a whole lot else to recommend in this particular thriller musical.

Selena Gómez habla igual que como cuando cantó la versión en español de Who Says. So, the film takes big swings and misses almost every time, which is pretty remarkable. I appreciate the willingness to take said risks, but, besides some interesting camera work during some musical sequences, it's all quite flat. Zoe Saldaña's performance is mostly good, but the movie's true star is Karla Sofía Gascón.

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A harsh mark as i've watched so much good stuff. A commendably risk-taking try at something different. Some good moments, but tonally very weird and suprisingly boring in parts

Stylish and well performed but im not sure what all the awards hype is over. There's nothing particularly hard hitting or profound about it and the characters and their decisions lack depth

The tone is being pulled in too many directions to stick a landing, but hey, Jacques Audiard took a big ol' rip off the Almodóvar bong and I can't ask for much more from a Saturday night.

It is like no other movie I have ever seen, not at all what I expected, so much better

Maybe it's not right to harp on about inconsistency in a film about the liberating nature of change but this was only intermittently interesting. Like, it only lets loose occasionally, it only KIND OF makes sense, the character motivations are muddled, the messaging is both galvanizing and vague at the same time, and it just gets too dull and conventional in the second half for it to work as a big bold wild contradictory statement. Strong work from the actresses but unsatisfying.

I don’t understand the hype at all. Such a lousy Musical with songs that have no memorability or sense to them, making me wonder “Why the hell is this a Musical in the first place?” It’s ironically the only thing really going for the movie outside of some decent cinematography and performances here and there. The story was not interesting to me at all and honestly it was testing my patience.

A strange little musical movie. I enjoyed it.

Hailed by some critics as movie of the year and derided by others as a disaster start to finish, and honestly, I get both sides. Originally written as a libretto, by Audiard alone for a change, it has a ridiculous mess of a story and absolutely terrible song numbers. It also boasts awesome directing and a great cast that injects fragility and sensitivity into the otherwise schematic characters. Should be enjoyed as the audacious high-brow trash that it is.

First half - 100/100, the other half - we're not going to talk about this transphobic kitsch nightmare and focus on the first half that almost could

62nd NYFF

J'ai vraiment de l'empathie pour les amateurs de cinéma, les cinéphiles, qui doivent défendre un spectacle horriblement cringe sous couvert de progressisme. Les chansons sont abominables de niaiserie ! Du début à la fin on se croirait dans un film satisfait de lui même.