ANNETTE
Added 2021-08-21 01:50:58 +0000 UTCI literally just finished watching Leos Carax's new film, Annette. I have a lot of feelings bouncing around after the initial viewing. And I'm slowly trying to bring them into focus. Has anyone seen it yet? Would love to hear your opinion. I'm personally quite torn on it, at the moment.
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Oh man. I couldn't agree more. I know that part of the point here is to make fun of, and embody a "broody Hollywood Movie Star Rebel" type here but...Lavant is so next level. He can do ANYTHING!
Deepfocuslens
2021-08-23 18:07:59 +0000 UTCI can buy him cradling a wooden pinnocio baby lol
jared Clarke
2021-08-23 10:06:38 +0000 UTCNo hate on Adam Driver (he was good up to a certain point for me)but this film really confirmed to me how perfect of muse Denis Lavant is to Carax
jared Clarke
2021-08-23 10:03:19 +0000 UTCI agree with a lot of what you're saying. I actually liked the first 10-20 minutes a lot. Struggled beyond that. But the final scene was absolutely riveting. It finally arrived at something special. But right as it touched on something truly heartfelt....it's over.
Deepfocuslens
2021-08-23 04:13:25 +0000 UTCDefinitely mixed on it, I really enjoyed the first half. Where it felt like Carax in this unfretted imagination space where he exells like no other. But felt like it got bogged down by musical tropes and a general overly plotty awkwardness. I think the fact that it’s the first film he’s made that wasn’t his script, but it felt like a crazy French auteurs awkward transition into an English language film for sure.
jared Clarke
2021-08-21 20:12:15 +0000 UTCYeah, the ending is probably the best part.
Jim Barnes
2021-08-21 05:16:07 +0000 UTCYeah. I really feel like the ending is worth sticking around for. Because that's where the ideas and the emotions actually compliment each other. But it took a long time for that to payoff for me.
Deepfocuslens
2021-08-21 04:37:40 +0000 UTCVery torn, leaning negative. Like Tyler said, some long boring stretches. I checked the time on my phone twice to see how much was left (was in the back row so wouldn’t affect anyone else). Agree that the celebrity part was too surface level. Thought they would get into a high art vs low art thing with opera vs outrage comedy, but they didn’t really. I also wasn’t impressed very much by the songs.
Jim Barnes
2021-08-21 02:49:36 +0000 UTCDo you plan to watch it again before reviewing it? Or are you trying to get the review out in the next couple days so it's timely?
Tyler Shobe
2021-08-21 02:28:38 +0000 UTCI'm with you. I'm glad I'm not the only one. haha Though I did find things to admire in it. Moments of it very captivating. Nothing in it transcended the ideas to the degree of Holy Motors. Not even close. For me. But again, this is my response from an initial viewing.
Deepfocuslens
2021-08-21 02:26:08 +0000 UTCSaw it two weeks ago I think and still so mixed. It has a very unique, creative energy combining classical musical theater with something with a more modern sensibility. It has a lot of that same creativity you'd expect from Carax given Holy Motors and I feel like Adam Driver was really swining for the fences with his performance. But despite all that, I found large chunks of the movie boring, only a couple songs compelling and it's commentary on Hollywood shallow mostly because I think it has its hands in too many pots. I think it spreads itself way too thin trying to say a lot but ultimately saying very little of substance. I was particularly interested in where it was going with its commentary on the relationship between artist and audience especially in a time of turmoil for the artist but that part ended up fizzling out in my opinion. I might watch it again cause I also didn't like Holy Motors the first time I watched it. In a lot of ways it's exactly what I expected which should be a good thing but the full thing was rather disappointing unfortunately. Shame.
Tyler Shobe
2021-08-21 02:00:05 +0000 UTCI watched this last week. Had zero alcohol, wasn't tired, watched in late afternoon. Fell asleep 45 minutes in. Works quicker than Nyquil.
Tony Moro
2021-08-21 01:54:55 +0000 UTC
