Review of Babylon (2022) by Manohla Dargis for The New York Times — 23 Dec 2022
There isn’t much going on other than the spectacle of its busily spinning parts, which might be tolerable if the first two hours weren’t so unrelievedly unmodulated, with everything synced to the same monotonous, accelerated pace.
This hyperventilated quality initially serves the story and Chazelle’s concept of the era’s delirious excess, but the lack of modulation rapidly becomes enervating. After a while, it feels punishing.
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This review of Babylon (2022) was written by Manohla Dargis and published by The New York Times on 23 Dec 2022.
Babylon has generally received positive reviews.
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