Annette

Alamode Film | Release Date: August 6, 2021

6.5	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 65 Ratings

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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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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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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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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

bad
[ bad ]

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

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