Review of Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) by Tatsuhito K — 12 Oct 2015

I was having an absolute blast watching this film until it got to the questionable "twist", which seemed too contrived considering how richly detailed and beautifully told the rest of the film was.

All the performances are exceptional, but the scene-stealer here is Kristen Stewart. Valentine is by far Stewart's best role to this day, and she handles the drama and comedy with wit and quiet elegance.

Clouds of Sils Maria is intelligent, powerfully acted, and undeniably beautiful to look at, but I must say the twist involving Stewart's character does not work quite well. The movie is still great and Binoche is terrific, but not sure how I feel about the "twist".