Review of You Were Never Really Here (2017) by Redbeardo — 07 Apr 2018
Fantastic film. Elliptical structure works because the pulpy source material has been boiled down to its emotional beats (very reminiscent of “Point Blank” in that respect). Not concerned with plot details, it nevertheless has a propulsive energy that kicks in once the “mission” begins and never lets up.
The final scene is incredibly powerful — more thematically lucid than some of the reviews led me to believe. (If those critics really didn’t see the point of this movie, they had no business reviewing it in the first place.
) It’s easily Phoenix’s best performance and just one of Ramsay’s several masterpieces — she is the DNA of cinema. But she doesn’t spoon feed. She makes you work for the rewards. I can’t wait to see it again .
.. in a THEATER. It’s not the kind of movie that will play as well on a TV.
This review of You Were Never Really Here (2017) was written by Redbeardo on 07 Apr 2018.
You Were Never Really Here has generally received positive reviews.
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