Victoria takes drama to a completely new level. It's Incredibly intense, very intimate thriller. A Stunning movie I won't forget.

A young Spanish woman living in Berlin meets some German guys while leaving a dance club leading to an all-night odyssey culminating in crime and violence. The gimmick here is that the entire movie was shot in one continuous take. It's an amazing accomplishment given the variety of settings and the extended action climax, but one that works against the film quite often. There's, by necessity, a lot of scenes of the characters travelling and they tend to improvise repetitive dialogue during the downtime. It drags down the momentum of a film that should be about mounting tension. It's still a mostly good film that's a masterful technical achievement.

THE film of 2015 and possibly of this decade. I urgently put this on my films to watch as soon as I discovered it and I'm really glad I stumbled upon it late one night perusing IMDb. Sebastian Schipper directs a monumental project of a film done in one take. One friggin' take. I understand this has been done before once or twice, but it is assuredly a rare feat. Victoria was recommended to me a few times, and I did not take long to track it down and finally watch it on Netflix. It left me in awe. I sat staring at the TV screen unable to move and silent minutes after the final moments were upon the screen. The film is tremendously raw, and because of the continuous take technique, the viewer feels like part of the crew. The real-time lapse is incredibly effective and becomes a tone- setter early on.The first 40 minutes is a bit of a slow-burn setting up the characters and getting the viewer attached to the lead, Victoria. If one does not know the plot, I can guarantee that they will be in for quite the shock as the slow-burn turns realistically frightening, as the viewer begins to wonder what this young woman will do with the situation presented to her. The most interesting part of the film is possibly the spontaneity of Victoria and what exactly draws her to these "real Berlin guys". Is she just a thrill- seeker? Is she simply loyal? Does she like Sonne? Her character unfurls greatly during intimate moments on her night out on the town, and we watch her change mightily as we see parts of the climax truly effect her and change her.The cast is all fantastic lead by a truly tremendous and no holds barred tour-de-force performance by the stunning Laia Costa. I would dare put her performance in the same category as what I consider the "Masterclass": Burt Lancaster in Elmer Gantry, Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove, Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet, Colin Firth in Apartment Zero, Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Daniel-Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood, and Joaquin Phoenix in The Master. The masterpiece of 2015 and possibly the masterpiece of this decade.

Astounding film from start to finish.The best way I can describe it is like watching a genuinely beautiful women for two hours (not in reference to Laia Costa though you can't help but do this). What I mean is, there is a real honesty and truth to this type of story telling, it's raw, uncut (literally) and progressing unpredictably along to its own melodic beat. The film begins with a pretty dark techno track, which I think is quite symbolic and a reference for the next two hours. You won't be able to take your eyes off it. Strangely had a similar vibe to Under the Skin.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441395/Enjoy.