Review of Happy End (2017) by Tor M — 29 Aug 2018

Haneke has served us so many great films that his newst efforts are always something to give a peep. Here he is back after the magnificent "Amore" and also brought some of the same actors in Jean-Louis Trintignant and Isabelle Huppert.

There are some interesting shots here, some of them done with cell phones. It takes quite some time to get a grip of the stoy as there are many people involve and we see parts from all of they're lives. When the needed connecting-bit comes throgh you feel the whole story and you feel you know everyone pretty well.

There's not much happiness here. Everyone seem self-destructive no matter if they are 13, 90 or 40 years of age. OK acting but for me Fantine Harduin as the 13 year old "Eve" is the most impressive acress here. Some cool scenes, like the great karaokee scene, but other scenes are not bring that much to the table. It's like a bunch of short clips, they all plays important parts but I never really dig them.

Part experimental, part boring, part solid. The result is fresh, but not fresh enough, hard hitting but never hard enough and I was left disappointed even if I liked the way the film made me feel like an observer like few other films do.

6 out of 10 cell phones.