Delicious, provocative, and heaps of fun

Rating: 8/10 (18 September 2017)

I went to see this film based on the strength of the reviews here. Any film that garners this many angry "Worst Film Ever" and "Total Waste of Time" reviews clearly packs a punch, and I couldn't wait to see it. And I was duly rewarded.
Audacious, sprawling, cheeky, stimulating, and heaps of fun. Aronofsky keeps us guessing throughout and I was on the edge of my seat the whole film. The visual language is intricate, unexpected, assaultive, and ultimately thought provoking without being overly serious. The result is a deliciously artful send up, the experience of which stays with you for days.
All in all a brilliant film with only a few flaws. Jennifer Lawrence is miscast here, and clearly out of her league next to Bardem, Pfiefer, and Harris. And a very minor technical point: Some of the CGI is a bit cheesy, but I suppose that adds to the lighthearted fun.