Nicolas Winding Refn is a brutal filmmaker and here he
makes a sardonic statement on the modeling world's obsession with perfection and the
youthful ideas of beauty. Reminiscent
of Argento’s Suspiria, Refn spins a horror film that is stylistically techno and
vibrant with dread. It demands to be
seen and remembered. Unfortunately for
me it’s also flawed by the weight of its own shocking goofiness. I can’t tell if you’re supposed to find it
over the top funny (which it’s not) or if you’re supposed to be grossed out
(which I was). Elle Fanning is radiant
and the perfect victim at hand. If only
the audience was rewarded for following her doomed story. I do recommend it though for fans of risky
film making and applaud Refn for jumping outside the box of normal. Grade: B+
Spoiler: That end is
just stupid. I mean, eating the eyeball
is cartoony. What could have been a
shocking ending lost its luster with a moment of slapstick gore. It does kind of resonate with the rest of
the film but for the last moment to be so outlandish, I just felt betrayed. Also couldn’t Fanning’s character have
found some victory against her attackers?
I hate it when the villains win without any consequence. If she could have killed one of them before
dying I would have been way more pleased.
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