I'm not sure

Rating: 2/10 (25 August 2019)

I get what they were going for and it's an interesting concept but I'm not sure it worked. I feel like the whole thing was the director trying too hard to make a cult classic. It felt self indulgent and forced. It was laid on so thick and just kept coming to the point where I was like okay I get it but I'm past caring now. I felt deflated by the end of it. Lots of films are designed to make a statement but this film's statement was that Aronofsky has a very high opinion of himself. As a viewer I felt like the film was talking down to us, like we needed to be shown some sort of truth that we didn't already know and understand. Thank god for Jennifer Lawrence, her performance kept me watching.