A dazzling piece of cinema

Rating: Null/10 (18 December 2015)

One of the most idiosyncratic, ambitious films I've seen this decade. A lot may not take to it and that's fine, but it worked so well for me. It took a bit to really get lost in its world and in its aims, but once I did it worked so beautifully. Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, and Lea Seydoux are fantastic, with Farrell especially having a great year between this and his performance in True Detective (easily the best thing about it). I really wish it was technically a 2015 release so I could include it in my line-ups, but alas it will so far be the king of 2016. Overall, definitely such a strong and original, distinctive piece in filmmaking, but surely not one everyone will take to. But it's worth giving it a shot.