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.
... View MoreThis movie stays with you. It is one of the weirdest movies to ever grace the "silver screen". Don't try to figure it out - weather it is about acting or this or that - just enjoy the weird trip that might leave you puzzled, but will keep you watching it. Original and bizarre (in a very French way), and perhaps not for everyone, you will not easily forget it.
... View MoreMy expectations from this movies decreased as I watched through it. This is one of the movies which tries hard to be on the artistic side of this industry. However it fell short to its intentions. There are many positive elements in the movie. Acting is great. Music and cinematography are almost perfect. On the other hand, the sum of all these good things does not resulted in a great movie. Holy motors could be entertaining. This is true only if you are not expecting any well made story as its backbone. I don't see any story in this movie. Its only an Idea going on forever. There is no connection between the elements expect the common theme of actor in the car moving around, doing his "Appointments". Nothing is going to get out of his appointments and they simply don't make sense.You may start to think and try to find a meaning in this movie. And it is possible to find meaning when you try hard about anything. Holy motors reminds me of Holy mountain by Jodorowski. However there is a difference. Holy mountain is about the absurdness. Holy motors is absurd. Few philosophical ideas or intellectual dialogs which are sprinkled in the movie could not help to make it any better. Lack of harmony is the main deficiency of the Holy motors. It seems that the director just liked some cinematic ideas and used them wherever he felt good about it. In this movie you witness some musical scenes, a little bit of horror, some eroticism, a little bit of sci-fi and in the end you are left to deal with a fantastic talk between the holy cars. And it is not a comedy. If it was a comedy then many of these elements could fit together. Unfortunately, the movies portrays an ever-increasing melancholic state with a solid color of seriousness.In the end I should mention some positive factors that make it a watchable movie. Denis Lavant's acting is great. His performance as an actor is at its best. You see him change roles as easy as changing clothes. He is the one who saves this movie in the end.
... View MoreThis 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.
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