Review of Exotica

Exotica (1994)
7/10
Everyone in the film has a psychological problem....
28 April 2015
Interesting opening credits. Interesting cast. Interesting use of Leonard Cohen's song. But in totality, just above average. The film deals with a set of characters, each having some sort of a psychological problem. Visually strong, but content-wise very weak.

This is my first Egoyan film. He has evidently some talent to make a viewer sit up and expect the unusual. But why populate an entire film with problem characters? That's not reality.

The most interesting bit was actor Don McKellar who plays Thomas is made to look like the director Atom Egoyan, complete with his glasses. Is that an autobiographical touch?
3 out of 5 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed