Review of Personal Shopper (2016) by Wayne M — 28 Nov 2017

Slow moving, convoluted...fell asleep a few times!

This review of Personal Shopper (2016) was written by Wayne M on 28 Nov 2017.

Personal Shopper has generally received positive reviews.

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The film for all its interesting style and intertextuality remains indebted to Stewart's terrific central performance…

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By Dan W (491) on 02 Dec 2017

The acting stunk and the plot was stupid. If not for the fact that Kristen Stewart was chosen to play the lead, no one would watch this…

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Despair may be in vogue in our contemporary (political) culture, but it's to Personal Shopper's credit to proclaim that hopelessness is, indeed,…

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