Review of Breaking the Waves (2014) by Jake Z — 21 Apr 2015

It's cruel, it's sad, it's unshakably powerful. One of Lars Von Trier's ultimate classics. Emily Watson may give one of the greatest performances in cinematic history, and of Lars Von Trier's colorful line up of strong female characters.

And being among Charlotte Gainsbourg in Antichrist and Nymphomaniac, Bjork in Dancer in the Dark, Nicole Kidman in Dogville, that's really saying a lot. Even if I absolutely hate that final shot, this is still essential, soul obliterating, cinema.