Effective on a few levels, but lacking in others

Rating: 7/10 (31 October 2019)

I do not like dance. I am a terrible dancer and I will never put myself or others through the misery of learning how. With that said, there were parts of the dancing that I enjoyed...but...for the first 45 minutes...it's mostly just dancing.
Where this dance-heavy first half succeeds is in contrasting community with the crap show that follows, where almost everyone reacts adversely to one another's presence. It's a startling contrast and got really intense at moments.
The movie was structured like a LSD trip. Obviously. And not surprisingly, the part I found the most entertaining and interesting was the climax itself. The whole movie was a bit "on the nose" for my taste, but it definitely didn't back down from its premise.
It was both predictable and yet still shocking in how viscerally it was executed. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to anyone, but that doesn't make it a bad film. It was effective where it counted. The acting was surprisingly good too.