Trippy, raw, dirty, yet oddly beautiful

Rating: 8/10 (2 May 2020)

Still haven't watched Enter the Void but this one is a good start entering the mind of Gaspar Noé. Group of dancers having their final rehersal and get into an unwilling LSD trip. The movie start with the probably the best dance performance I've seen in film so far, incredibly well executed, the camera and acting just transitions you so smoothly through that beautiful one-take and together with the music gets you in the mood for what's about the happen. The trip starts and it quickly gets ugly and gets worse from there. The camera work and scenery does a good jon of putting you into that feeling of panic and anxiety, you can feel the man has been through all of that himself. Here and there you got some over the top cruelty, but not the Irreversible or Seul contre tous type of things. If you got this movie on your watchlist you know what you' ll get in this department anyways, so nothing too hard to take. The main girls does a good job, the other ones you can see they are more dancers than actors but that doesn't kill any vibe here, fits the gritty mood. Interesting, not too disturbing, definitely a beautiful piece of art!