Review of Vox Lux (2018) by Jluis_001 — 04 Mar 2019

Natalie Portman stars in this story that doesn't come to deliver an innovative story. After all a lot of films talking about the dark side of fame have already been done before.

And even if the comparison isn't the most fair, it can be said that this film has some reminiscence to Black Swan.

But this film isn't Black Swan and the narrative is not the most dynamic, especially because there are moments where it's inevitable to think this story is a bit overloaded with pretentiousness. But it manages to save itself and become more enjoyable because of the work of the actors and the music.

As I said, Vox Lux doesn't come to re-invent anything but it does feel more sustantial than other films that deal with the same theme. Especially because Portman's character isn't someone devoted to her art but someone who doesn't have more than that because of the decisions she took for her life.

Therefore that side of the story doesn't fall into a cheap romanticism of dreams and illusions of an artist who began at the bottom and then made it big, and that's perhaps the greatest strength of this story.