Review of The Neon Demon (2016) by Jamie J — 04 Mar 2017
At the very least The Neon Demon will provoke thoughts, and move people into discussing it's merits, deserved or other wise for a long while to come. As an exploitative art-house flick it works really well, probably the most beautiful looking film I have seen in a long time. But on teh other side it is also as vapid, and vacant as the subject matter it portrays, perhaps intentionally so to a fault.
It also isn't all that shocking at all, there is some stark and quite grotesque imagery, but it works with the overall theme of things, especially if you have seen the hot mess that was the directors previous effort Only God Forgives (which also isn't as bad as people believe.).
The Neon Demon is watchable at the very least, utterly entrancing, frequently mesmerising, but can I recommend it to anyone? Perhaps not. Art house to a fault this is Winding Refn doing what he does best.
This review of The Neon Demon (2016) was written by Jamie J on 04 Mar 2017.
The Neon Demon has generally received mixed reviews.
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