Pretentious offering

Rating: 4/10 (13 February 2020)

Though his work is praised as innovative and stylish, I have always considered Noe' as an eternal film student with top notch actors and plenty of production resources at his fingertips. Throwing tons of elements into Climax caused it to be disjointed, but following the simple plot was easy. However, without cohesion, the special cinematography, lighting and strange behavior did little more than irritate me, as if watching a director who can't decide in what direction he'd like to go. The first act was too long and the transition into the second act was nonexistent. Sofia Boutella shines wherever she is, so perhaps her skills were the saving grace of Noe's jumbled mess of a movie.