Review of Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) by Wayne K — 30 Jul 2017

I have massive reservations about this film but I also found things in it that I really loved. The negatives, that running time...over 3 hours, come on I struggle to find a film ever worthy of that. Also the sex scenes between the central pairing, I get that your trying to convey the intense passion and then reflect that later on in the story but at times when you're dealing with two young girls it does feel exploitative.

Anyway the positives, the performances. Genuinely wow, especially Adèle Exarchopoulos who is absolutely brilliant, you genuinely believe her performance every step of the way. The story is great, it feels so real, so heartbreaking at times.

So brilliant albeit flawed, I can deal with that, I'd watch more of Kechiche's work for definite.