Review of Melancholia (2011) by Rob W — 11 Nov 2012

A masterpiece. I'll be thinking about this film for quite a while.

This review of Melancholia (2011) was written by Rob W on 11 Nov 2012.

Melancholia has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Melancholia

Review of Melancholia (2011)

By Panos Y (179) on 03 Aug 2017

Its very slow film so make sure your doing something while watching so it doesn't feel like a waste of time. However the ending good…

Read Review

Review of Melancholia (2011)

By John935 (47) on 31 Jul 2022

I am writing this 10 years after Melancholia was released and I´m competing with more than 100 amateur reviews but I´m in the middle of revisiting…

Read Review

Review of Melancholia (2011)

By Matthew D (1,591) on 03 Aug 2018

A profoundly sad film. Lars von Trier's masterpiece. This movie resonated with all the pain and depression I've ever felt in life…

Read Review

Review of Melancholia (2011)

By Kelly Jane Torrance (368) for Washington Examiner (271) on 04 Jan 2019

Trier's concept of how a group of people might deal with a real apocalypse is refreshing. But his film, unfortunately, is not…

Read Review

Review of Melancholia (2011)

By Alex B (1,607) on 13 Dec 2018

80%, slow in the beginning but worth watching through for the ending…

Read Review

Review of Melancholia (2011)

By Cal H (13) on 10 Feb 2018

One of the worst movies I've ever suffered through. Even Ms. Dunst's boobs couldn't offset the horribleness of this film. Melancholia…

Read Review

Review of Melancholia (2011)

By Monika Bartyzel (14) for Collider (1,032) on 09 Apr 2018

But as much as his style and personal experience fuel the story, Melancholia doubly thrives as a vehicle for its actors, especially Kirsten Dunst…

Read Review

Review of Melancholia (2011)

By Jluis_001 (2,242) on 05 Sep 2017

Your problems mean **** compared to the magnitude of the universe. Pretty much the best looking movie of Von Trier…

Read Review

Review of Melancholia (2011)

By Ailie S (6) on 25 Nov 2018

Melancholia is a fantastic work by controversial auteur Lars Von Trier. The story takes place around the wedding of a depressed woman…

Read Review

Review of Melancholia (2011)

By Daniel Green (105) for CineVue (2,163) on 30 Nov 2018

A sublime score and hypnotic visuals cover the cracks and flaws that would be present in the work of any auteur struggling with his or her…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)

By Dimitris S (216) on 06 Apr 2009

It seems to me that here we are,facing the inappropriate governmental decisions and one of those directors offers us a history lesson.What…

Read Review

Review of City of Angels (1998)

By Zbobby (1) on 23 Aug 2006

This movie should not have even been made. It is maddening to see a Wenders masterpiece muddied by hollywood rewriting…

Read Review

Review of Eraserhead (1977)

By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 17 Jan 2007

Lynch, as he does with all his films, refuses to explain anything, although he does say that he has yet to read an interpretation that matches his…

Read Review

Review of Irreversible (2002)

By Joshua Tanzer (113) for Offoffoff (113) on 10 Mar 2003

Likely the worst movie of the year, Irreversible exhibits fascist, gay-bashing tendencies, goes backwards for no reason, dizzies you with aimless…

Read Review

Review of The Hustler (1961)

By Sarah C (1,146) on 23 Aug 2009

I put this on expecting some kind of fast-talking, low-riding, straight-shooting excursion into ... well ... hustling, really…

Read Review

Review of Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)

By Ryan D (1,234) on 19 Nov 2009

D.W. Griffith's silent film Broken Blossoms is the story of a young girl whose father abuses her…

Read Review

Review of Lolita (1962)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 25 May 2012

Irons' doleful lassitude sucks the energy right out of the story and makes this listlessly directed adaptation droop all the more…

Read Review

Review of Antonia's Line (1995)

By Bill C (822) on 20 Mar 2015

I'm sorry, but I was bored through the whole thing. Perhaps as entertainment at feminist festivals it's worth something…

Read Review

Review of Delicatessen (1991)

By Jena. (1) on 03 Aug 2007

One of the worst movies I have EVER seen - from stale acting, far-fetched plot lines and poor dialogue, it's a disaster from start to end…

Read Review

Review of Mulholland Drive (2001)

By Movieguys (703) on 01 Jul 2014

So far in my life, I've reviewed almost every movie that I've seen…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

65%48 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Melancholia

2011

71%1,121 Reviews

Identity

2006

72%585 Reviews

About a Boy

2002

68%621 Reviews

To Sir, with Love

1967

73%409 Reviews

Edge of Tomorrow

2014

80%1,133 Reviews

Stepfather 2

1989

48%54 Reviews

The Sylvian Experiments

2010

54%7 Reviews

Ant-Man

2015

73%1,212 Reviews

Malibu's Most Wanted

2003

55%391 Reviews

Point Break

1991

71%816 Reviews