Review of Vortex (2021) by Hamos786 — 29 Apr 2022

Watched this film at the Cannes Film festival.

This review of Vortex (2021) was written by Hamos786 on 29 Apr 2022.

Vortex has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Luke Y. Thompson (1,447) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 04 May 2022

Vortex looks unsparingly at characters at the end of life, and finds their experiences as scary as any traditional horror tale…

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By Tara Brady (805) for The Irish Times (483) on 13 May 2022

Unnervingly naturalistic performances from two cinematic legends – the great Italian giallo master Dario Argento, the great Italian giallo…

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By Rory O'connor (154) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 17 Jul 2021

At 145 minutes, few locations, and very little dialogue, this unflinching look at the fate that awaits us is anything but expeditious—yet…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Time (1,811) on 29 Apr 2022

So much of Vortex is stirring, compelling, upsetting. But a greater share is merely numbing in its depressive showiness…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 12 May 2022

Vortex tells us something else about old age, something which a severe and high-minded movie like Michael Haneke’s Amour would not grasp…

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By Jonathan Romney (434) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 23 Jul 2021

It’s his most mature film, an unabashedly and audaciously experimental work…

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By Caitlin Quinlan (28) for Empire (3,446) on 13 May 2022

Strong performances carry this unyielding portrait of dementia and elderly suffering that marks an interesting shift for Noé, but its relentless…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Variety (12,700) on 29 Apr 2022

Vortex doesn’t let us off the hook. Gaspar Noé never does. But if he did, he might transcend his “Behold, you will know the dark side” brand…

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By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 15 May 2022

There’s a despairing inevitability to the film’s incremental pacing – we feel every aching minute of the nearly two-and-a-half-hour running…

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By Clarisse Loughrey (259) for The Independent (259) on 13 May 2022

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