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Jonathan GlazerKamera:
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Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay, Adam Pearson, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Dougie McConnell, Kevin McAlinden, Joe Szula (mehr)Streaming (4)
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Ihr Zuhause ist die Straße, die Nacht ihr Verbündeter: In einem Lieferwagen fährt Laura (SCARLETT JOHANSSON) allein durch Schottland. Pechschwarzes Haar, blutrote Lippen, ständig auf der Suche nach Beute. In grellen Clubs, auf Parkplätzen und in dunklen Gassen findet sie immer willige Opfer: einsame, gelangweilte Männer, die auf schnellen Sex hoffen und der überirdischen Schönheit nichtsahnend in die Falle gehen. Wenn sie begreifen, was sie erwartet, ist es bereits zu spät: Die verführerische Vagabundin ist nicht von dieser Welt, und auf ihrem Heimatplaneten herrschen ganz spezielle kulinarische Vorlieben... Doch allmählich kommen Laura Zweifel an ihrer tödlichen Mission. (Senator Film Verleih)
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This is not and cannot be a film that appeals to everyone. If you're going into it expecting to see Scarlett naked, well, maybe you shouldn't hold your breath for that frontal scene. On the other hand, this is an intriguing form of thoughtful sci-fi that ultimately tries to prove that humanity is worth it. I'm not so sure about that... The film follows its own path, as does its direction and camerawork, and it stays true to this path throughout. What cannot be taken away from the film is Scarlett's performance, which is captivating.
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Ein für lange Zeit kalter, distanzierter und nicht gerade unterhaltsamer Film. Erst im letzten Drittel werden Motive angedeutet, die dem Film einen Sinn geben. Trotzdem ist es das audiovisuell minimalistischste Werk von Glazer, das nur wenig Emotionen hat und am wenigsten für die Zuschauer*innen bestimmt ist. Vielleicht absichtlich – wenn die Dominante von einem genialen Autor außer originellen Erzählstrukturen auch eine starke audiovisuelle Gestaltung ist, überrascht er nach einem Gangsterfilm und einer Romanze mit einer minimalistischen Auffassung eines Genres, welcher meistens auf einer Bild-Opulenz baut.
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So eigenartig, so hypnotisch... einfach anders. Es wird die Zuschauer stark spalten, aber mich hat es überzeugt. Und was noch mehr ist: Scarlett ist da endlich KOMPLETT nackt. Also, verdammt, wollt ihr noch mehr?! Trotzdem immer noch Kunst, also soll ein Verbaler da nicht hinschauen!
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For an artistically mature film like this, three stars are probably unfair, but if I rated it higher, I’d be lying to myself. The atmosphere is hypnotic and intoxicating, the soundtrack is fantastic and I would love to make posters of individual frames and hang them on the wall… but the endless ride on a van while looking at nothing gets boring after some time.
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I think that Scarlett Johansson looks really great here. That’s the only upside of this movie. However, I objectively think that it’s not a one-star or a two-star affair, because it’s art and it needs to be viewed as such. But I wasn’t really able to manage that throughout the movie because the interesting sci-fi theme was jammed into a story flow the likes of: Scarlett’s driving a car. She stops. A passer-by hops in, lured by her curves. The passer-by wants to nail her. She lures him home and the passer-by drowns and gets preserved in some sort of a liquid that Scarlett sends him to space in. The end. That’s what happens once, the second and the third time and in the meantime, Scarlett’s driving her car and she’s just quiet. She’s just driving, and the camera focuses on her face or the road around her. In any case, Kryštof Hádek and his reference to the Czech Republic was a surprise, the kid on the beach added some proper depressiveness, the elephant man was shocking and the ending totally put the cherry on top of this pile of lunacy. This movie reminded me of Valhalla Rising. Only with the difference that this movie managed to shock me, but also piss me off many times. And the music? I’m still sick to my stomach because of it.
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Seriously? A painfully slow pace accompanying the tedious and uninteresting scenes endlessly and, most importantly, there is hardly any dialogue, making the film even slower and more boring! Was there a script? Yes there was, Scarlett Johansson drives a car, drives strange men and brings them to her house so they can dive naked into the floor, how inventive. I respect that the film is trying to be different, but it absolutely didn't work for me. 1* for naked Scarlett. Painful experience.
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The Fifth Element from the far side of the world, and an eerie cryptic metaphor about gender dynamics, a double-edged form of unrestraint and the violent nature of human communication.
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If you can tune in to images like a naked man with elephantiasis gingerly padding across a damp, overgrown meadow under an overcast sky, you're in for some breathtaking visual manna at times. Despite the fact that underneath the skin of brooding heavy art there is actually a story about a little mermaid, where the change of the black-clad protagonist is represented by her association with white mist or snow. I notice that the official text of the distributor doesn't mess around this time.
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