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TVJerryAug 12, 2021

First off, this is basically a contemporary opera. Almost every moment is sung, featuring compositions by Sparks. The story is loaded with opera staples like desperate passion and inevitable despair. It’s set in modern LA, where Adam DriverFirst off, this is basically a contemporary opera. Almost every moment is sung, featuring compositions by Sparks. The story is loaded with opera staples like desperate passion and inevitable despair. It’s set in modern LA, where Adam Driver plays a provocative conceptual comedian (never funny). His fervent romance with a world-renowned opera singer (Marion Cotillard) develops into marriage and a baby…that’s when things go bad. French director Leos Carax has infused the film with grand gestures, dramatic visuals and plentiful fervor. The performances are dynamic with Driver leading the pack with unapologetic commitment. The songs are primarily pop-based with plenty of catchy refrains (in the Sparks style). Comparisons to La La Land are inevitable, but this much more of an art film than a populist flick. Unquestionably unique. NOTE: Stay thru the credits for one final song/procession.… Expand

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ProserpineDec 12, 2021

The performances are great and that´s all there is. The music is not that good, the lyrics are lazy and the story is too simple to be that long, it feels way too stretched out.

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HabibiehakimAug 28, 2021

Annette is truly amazing, truly incredible, and it's a truly Masterpiece, Annette is a dark musical movie that i've never seen before, the way they told the story with 90% of the film with only a music while they tell the story is so easy toAnnette is truly amazing, truly incredible, and it's a truly Masterpiece, Annette is a dark musical movie that i've never seen before, the way they told the story with 90% of the film with only a music while they tell the story is so easy to follow, added with Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard absolutely stunning performance, Annette it's 2 hours and 20 minutes full of depression yet it's incredible, Annette is definitely one of the best films of the year.… Expand

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JLuis_001Aug 25, 2021

In film, being ambitious and pretentious is something that happens a lot. And frankly it's not a bad thing.
I love ambitious filmmakers, especially if they're capable of challenging you.
The problem appears when the filmmaker in question,In film, being ambitious and pretentious is something that happens a lot. And frankly it's not a bad thing.
I love ambitious filmmakers, especially if they're capable of challenging you.
The problem appears when the filmmaker in question, doesn't have what it takes to justify those ambitions and pretensions.

And unfortunately, in my opinion for Leos Carax and his Annette, that's what happens.
I have to make it clear. Annette is not a bad movie.
My review may sound like this, but trust me, it is not.

Annette is exuberant, thought-provoking, bizarre, and suggestive, but at the same time suffers from a notable lack of balance.
I don't deny that there will be many people who will be able to admire what it's trying to do in a different way.
However, trying to be surreal, provocative and intense is a risky move that can end up being a double-edged sword, because even with your fervent visual style, all of this can look pretty good on screen, but ultimately when you don't add depth to anything, the show ends up being hollow.

Yes, it will be a show that looks very nice, that has spectacular visuals, that is competently directed, that its music is good, that its lead actor is really solid, but that also squanders its lead actress, and fails to become the wonderful rock opera, that I can believe its creator envisioned.

And all this overloaded adventure with its more than excessive 140 minutes, can't help but seem lacking in better arguments to defend its position.

Unfortunately for Annette, regardless of its qualities and most notorious elements, it's also a film that tries to be a lot when it's actually saying very little.

It's not a disappointment. Far from it. I really think it's a good film, however it cannot avoid the issue of pointing up to the stars, yet it never takes off the ground.… Expand

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OlivierPielAug 21, 2021

By trying to go mainstream , Carax completely misses the mark and becomes lazy, self-indulgent, navel gazing and simply precious. By relying on a verbose script and boring exposition scenes, the cinematography and photography, which should beBy trying to go mainstream , Carax completely misses the mark and becomes lazy, self-indulgent, navel gazing and simply precious. By relying on a verbose script and boring exposition scenes, the cinematography and photography, which should be the core of its art, only flickers here and there, as symbolic embers of his dying inspiration. Cotillard is as usual acting herself and insufferable as ever while Driver is of course a brooding faux-romantique caricature of himself.
It's even worse than Chazelle's La La Land!… Expand

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mstiversSep 21, 2021

This is definitely not for everyone, but I admire the ambition, production design, music, and story (especially the first half.) I also wish some of the singing were better. Not perfect, but there were enough beautiful and funny moments toThis is definitely not for everyone, but I admire the ambition, production design, music, and story (especially the first half.) I also wish some of the singing were better. Not perfect, but there were enough beautiful and funny moments to carry me through. I do wish the whole movie were as playful as the beginning. My favorite parts were the ones that were overtly artificial — the audience in the stand-up scenes, everything with the amazing puppet, and the storm where Ann dies. Overall, an unforgettable film.… Expand

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ibbsteAug 9, 2021

In Annette, director Leos Carax maximizes on its artifice and melodrama to explore more profound truths than a dozen movies of one “cinematic universe” can deliver these days. Annette, after all, is mostly represented by just a woodenIn Annette, director Leos Carax maximizes on its artifice and melodrama to explore more profound truths than a dozen movies of one “cinematic universe” can deliver these days. Annette, after all, is mostly represented by just a wooden marionette caught in the midst of a chorus of sound, fury, and every possibly stormy connotation in between. But even at the start, the film incorporates itself into a surreal world of odd musicality ruled by familiar figures of violently toxic masculinity — too often excused and encouraged to indulge a mythos of "tortured genius" — providing an uncomfortable mirror to our times in spite of some levity from their sung-along dialogue.… Expand

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Brent_MarchantAug 26, 2021

When I watch a movie, I pride myself on sticking it out, no matter how awful it may be. However, when it comes to this cinematic monstrosity, I came perilously close to shutting it off on several occasions -- it's that bad. Director LeosWhen I watch a movie, I pride myself on sticking it out, no matter how awful it may be. However, when it comes to this cinematic monstrosity, I came perilously close to shutting it off on several occasions -- it's that bad. Director Leos Carax's overstuffed, overlong, virtually unwatchable operatic tragedy tries viewer patience from about 10 minutes in all the way to its much-anticipated conclusion, a welcome outcome that doesn't arrive until more than two hours later. This story of an alleged stand-up comedian (though better characterized as a pathetically enigmatic performance artist) and his celebrated soprano wife who become the proud parents of a gifted marionette sans strings meanders along at a glacial pace and grows ever more ridiculous with each passing frame. The "music" (if one can call it that) consists largely of overly repetitive refrains of utterly mundane "lyrics" backed mostly by melodies consisting of a fusion of Carl Orff, Philip Glass and excerpts from the crowd scenes in "Jesus Christ Superstar." Then there are the performances, which feature an array of issues, including the self-important, miscast portrayal of Adam Driver, the melodramatic overacting of Simon Helberg and the woeful underutilization of Marion Cotillard. I'll admit that I applaud the filmmaker's attempt to try and create something fresh and different, but this ain't it, and how this mess captured the Cannes Film Festival Award for best director is truly beyond me. Unfortunately, this is the kind of arthouse film that tends to give arthouse movies a bad name. By all means, skip this one at all costs.… Expand

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MichaelPraytorSep 10, 2021

I love Sparks but this is literally the worst movie I've ever seen and it's not even close.

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noblescionOct 12, 2021

The day after your experience the first Leos Carax film in a decade, read Justin E. H. Smith's "A Total Work of Art". It's the only one that puts things into perspective for Annette and matters honestly.

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RatedRexDec 9, 2021

2021 has been an extremely disappointing year in movies. You know it's bad when a film like "Annette" gets rave reviews.

Come on, be honest. This movie was horrible. Why does every filmmaker try to do something poetically artistic instead2021 has been an extremely disappointing year in movies. You know it's bad when a film like "Annette" gets rave reviews.

Come on, be honest. This movie was horrible. Why does every filmmaker try to do something poetically artistic instead of just making a friggin movie about people doing dramatic things? Forget the art, forget the algorisms, forget the hidden meanings. Just entertain me. Is that too much to ask these days.… Expand

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oldsport96Aug 22, 2021

Driver's the only reason I muddled my way through this shamble of a film. Excruciatingly soul-crushing lamentable piece of art.

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MetacriticOnurAug 22, 2021

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adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.

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bertobellamyNov 6, 2021

My five takeaways after watching 'Annette':

1. You must watch it free of spoilers. 2. Sparks is the best-underrated band in history. 3. Adam Driver can do anything, and I mean ANYTHING. Curious how we get to see him as a "villain" twoMy five takeaways after watching 'Annette':

1. You must watch it free of spoilers.

2. Sparks is the best-underrated band in history.

3. Adam Driver can do anything, and I mean ANYTHING. Curious how we get to see him as a "villain" two times this year — the other one being 'The Last Duel.'

4. The story is a little too-in-your-face, but still engaging for the most part.

5. We need a crossover film with Annette and Ada from 'Lamb.' Now THAT would be something.… Expand