As I watched one horrific night unfold, my popcorn eating pace slowed to a crawl.

Rating: 6/10 (10 March 2019)

I wont be taking LSD anytime soon until this horrific darkness of a film gets flushed to the back of my psyche. Needless to say not all acid trips need to be dark, they can easily be toward the light given the right environment.
Gaspar Noé tackles a story under Vice Studios about a school of french dance students who don't know how much LSD they have taken because one of the students has laced the sangria bowls with the drug. We learn at the start of the film that most of the students have little to no experience with hallucinatory substances setting the perfect stage for a film about paranoia, madness, and sex. Noé evokes "bad trip" drug abuse similar to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas but without the visuals. The approach to the story here is direct as we often see now when the characters are interviewed by the camera and then their stories continue. No CGI in this film to capture the effects of the drug, it is all actors giving their all, which I'm sure was a monumental challenge. Great acting and excellent cinematography keeps the viewer engaged for its 90 minute running time. good luck watching this one. Noé has done it again.