Review of Holy Motors

Holy Motors (2012)
1/10
Self indulgent, pretentious twaddle
31 May 2013
Things to look for in any good film: an engaging plot, great characterisation, fine acting, sparkling dialogue, an emotional connection with the plot and the characters, stunning direction... and most importantly, GREAT ENTERTAINMENT. This "film" - if you can call it that - fails to deliver on ANY of the above.

It has no plot. There is no characterisation. The acting is average. The dialogue is an clunky as 1990's Fiat Panda gearbox. The direction is erratic and looks like the best efforts of a film student fresh of college.

The positive reviews here on IMDb appear to have been written by the type of pseudo-intellectuals who also claim that someone kicking an empty takeaway tin down the street is "performance art".

This is not a film - it is a waste of time. Avoid.
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