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BroyaxMay 28, 2019

Avec Nicolas Winding Refn, on ne sait jamais sur quoi on va tomber... parfois, ça peut être génial mais le reste du temps, c'est soit moyen, soit totalement nul à chier. Avec son "démon du néon" dont on doit reconnaître au moins laAvec Nicolas Winding Refn, on ne sait jamais sur quoi on va tomber... parfois, ça peut être génial mais le reste du temps, c'est soit moyen, soit totalement nul à chier. Avec son "démon du néon" dont on doit reconnaître au moins la bizarrerie, on ignore ce qu'il a voulu faire et on suppose qu'il ne le savait pas lui-même...

Ce "démon" n'a pas pour lui cette absurdité absurdement drôle de quelques films de David Lynch, ni une quelconque satire (ou dénonciation ?) du milieu de la mode et de ses petites poupées quasi-anorexiques. Il manque d'ailleurs la cocaïne, étrangement absente de ce petit monde-là et qui aurait pu expliquer ces bizarres comportements...

On reste aussi sur sa faim question cul alors que la maquilleuse lesbienne avait aiguisé nos **** mais de toute façon, elles sont trop maigres pour aiguiser quoi que ce soit, trop froides et déshumanisées. Il a au moins su montrer ça, l'inhumanité de ce milieu mais ça ne suffit pas, d'autant qu'on s'emmerde sans discontinuer pendant les deux plombes que dure cette litanie assommée de musique électro, pour noyer le poisson sans doute.

Mauvais numéro donc ici, sur toute la ligne pour un film inepte de bout en bout et complètement foireux.… Expand

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LucenzoAug 28, 2020

Absolute dog **** waste of time. Literally no plot beside JeAlOuSy BaD. Actually pissed off at myself for wasting 2 entire hours of my life on this ****e. Jezus **** christ. The last 15 minutes were kinda going in the direction ofAbsolute dog **** waste of time. Literally no plot beside JeAlOuSy BaD. Actually pissed off at myself for wasting 2 entire hours of my life on this ****e. Jezus **** christ. The last 15 minutes were kinda going in the direction of "interesting", but it kinda came out of nowhere, didnt make ANY sense what so ever, and was all too little too late.… Expand

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CatamaranMar 16, 2021

This movie is total ****. Nothing in this movie is likable or logical. The acting is flat, the story is atrocious, the movie has the weirdest vibe meshed with awkward forced scenes. This is Refn's worst movie. This movie doesn't deserve to beThis movie is total ****. Nothing in this movie is likable or logical. The acting is flat, the story is atrocious, the movie has the weirdest vibe meshed with awkward forced scenes. This is Refn's worst movie. This movie doesn't deserve to be called a film, this is easily one of the worst films ever. Every second of this movie is pointless.… Expand

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MaxPayneIsGodSep 16, 2018

Vile, disgusting and absolutely pointless.
It features not much more than cannibalism, necrophilia, flashing lights, try hard overt metaphors and is quite possibly the worst "modern" movie I have ever seen.
On so many levels this garbageVile, disgusting and absolutely pointless.
It features not much more than cannibalism, necrophilia, flashing lights, try hard overt metaphors and is quite possibly the worst "modern" movie I have ever seen.
On so many levels this garbage shouldn't even exist and on this basis I will never watch another movie Nicolas Winding Refn is associated with ever again.… Expand

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sandbornAug 31, 2016

Pretentious Garbage! There's virtually no plot, a bunch of useless scenes stretched too long, and very wooden acting by Elle Fanning. Yes, it's visually stunning sometimes, but that's not a movie, that's a picture or a painting. I don't knowPretentious Garbage! There's virtually no plot, a bunch of useless scenes stretched too long, and very wooden acting by Elle Fanning. Yes, it's visually stunning sometimes, but that's not a movie, that's a picture or a painting. I don't know what happened to director NWR after 'Drive' (which I liked), but this guy has no idea what makes a good movie.… Expand

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boredthorJan 11, 2017

This is not a movie. This is not a story. That thing despises everything about cinematography and literally **** on it. I can only regard this as a collage of America's next top model shots with 0 brain activity and poor dialogs which areThis is not a movie. This is not a story. That thing despises everything about cinematography and literally **** on it. I can only regard this as a collage of America's next top model shots with 0 brain activity and poor dialogs which are next to non-existent. I wasted 2 hours on this. At least it has some good music. Please watch this thing, because everyone need an excellent example of what 0out of10 in movie business looks like. Because this is 0. Not 1. Not 2. Not 3. Just a plain 0.… Expand

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Phil32Jun 27, 2016

Don't waste your time and money on this one unless you liked the type of movie where Keanu was turned into a walrus. I wish I had walked out after being bored to death for the first hour. Only stayed to see how this nonsense would end

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TVJerryJun 27, 2016

Elle Fanning plays a 16-year-old beauty from the Midwest, who shows up in LA to be a model. She discovers a world of insecurity, viciousness and some even weirder stuff. Director Nicolas Winding Refn is known as a dramatic visual stylist, butElle Fanning plays a 16-year-old beauty from the Midwest, who shows up in LA to be a model. She discovers a world of insecurity, viciousness and some even weirder stuff. Director Nicolas Winding Refn is known as a dramatic visual stylist, but the design of this film is pretty much all it has to recommend it. Then again, you can watch MTV for 15 minutes and see lots of cool images…without the stupid dialogue and agonizing pace. You've heard the expression, "You could drive a Mack truck between those pauses"…in this case, you could drive a whole convoy between most of these lines. The film certainly creates an intriguing world and there are some striking visuals, but as it progresses…so slowly…the pretentious approach loses its edge and the absurd twists just seem silly.… Expand

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LeZeeNov 4, 2016

It's not anymore a competitive world, but jealousy!

It started off very well and in the half mark, it completely lost. In the initial part, it looked like a normal film and then I think even the writer does not know what could happen, theyIt's not anymore a competitive world, but jealousy!

It started off very well and in the half mark, it completely lost. In the initial part, it looked like a normal film and then I think even the writer does not know what could happen, they just improvised with whatever they had. Writing was totally messed up. When they had the great characters, it becomes nothing in the end. I'm not a fan of this director, and all his films are average, but this one is the worst among them.

I'm not an art film hater, though I hate wasting scenes without any developments and this one had many like them. If you trim them all out, the overall film is around 45 minutes. The rest of the film was just music, colourful lights, and sometimes totally idle, which definitely drag the viewers to the boredom.

Whenever there was a scene with the story, like dialogues and developments, I thought it was going well. But then those useless, dialogueless segments turned me off. Especially the conclusion was absolutely crap. Elle was good, like a character made for her. Keanu Reeve was useless, his addition was just a marketing strategy that did not click.

This is the story of a teen girl aspiring to be a model, but surrounded by the jealousy people because of her fast growth. How it all goes between them and in the fashion world is what the film talks. The film is watchable, but mostly the second half onwards it gets boring. In the end, I don't think anyone would be satisfied completely with their watch, maybe very, very few, but if you consider the majority, this does not deserve to be suggested.

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LiamHonestNov 1, 2016

The Neon Demon has one good feature - the camera footage and the soundtrack. Who loves movies by director Nicolas Winding Refn, may not be disappointed, even though I was. But who seeks for a meaningful movie or a smart story or anything thatThe Neon Demon has one good feature - the camera footage and the soundtrack. Who loves movies by director Nicolas Winding Refn, may not be disappointed, even though I was. But who seeks for a meaningful movie or a smart story or anything that you can identify with, this movie most likely will be disappointing. I decided to watch the neon demon, because the trailer, the colors and the soundtrack drew my attention. The Neon Demon, is different, but that’s not the part which makes the movie watchable.
After Movies like Drive by Winding Refn, I was expecting something at the same level, but the neon demon cannot live up to it.
The story is quite plain. Inexperienced underage girl wants to become model and leaves to the big city, facing the model business and is on the way to become successful. I don’t want to spoil the movie or go too deep into the story, but what killed my wish to enjoy this movie is the absolute non-existent story line, the overly long pointless scenes, where absolutely nothing happens…. and of course the “twist” in the last part of this movie.
The whole movie is almost a 2 hour long exploitation of Elle Fannings body, her face, her eyes and so on. In multiple scenes I told myself “Ok….. We already got it the other 20 scenes before… -That girl is so special…. But can please something happen?”. I am sorry for everyone who has not seen the movie yet, but nothing will happen… The “twist” is just feeling like a – “Where is this movie going?? – I don’t know – let’s do something gross and “shocking”, but it won’t lead to a conclusion or a point where you as a viewer might feel satisfied…
Open, disturbing and provoking scenes, do not make a good movie. For me it is just wanting to “shock” the audience – but sadly in the most plump and clumsy way.
All in all nothing convinced me that this movie is a must see. No outstanding performances, nothing.
All characters are like stereotypes and feel kind of wooden. The **** the beauty, the slut, the jealous, the criminal, the perfect boyfriend…
If you don’t want to waste your time and ask yourself what did I just watch? Make a bow around this movie. If you are that kind of viewer who wants to find a deeper meaning in a total pointless movie, then go for it and call it a piece of art.
Nothing about this movie convinced me
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amirhassanOct 2, 2018

more than being a movie it`s art.but not in a way you enjoy it. you feel it and understand the feeling and you get the point wich sound`s that is what director wants but you won`t have a good time watching it.

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imthenoobApr 5, 2023

The list of what this movie does right is far shorter than what it does wrong and it does nothing right. The story makes no sense, the acting is laughably bad at times, and everything has this overly produced feel to it that takes you out of it.

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LewisDannyApr 1, 2021

The term 'style over substance' is often overused and/or misunderstood, but I feel like this movie is the absolute epitome of that concept. "Visually stunning" is the only possible good thing to say about this film.

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AmadouIraklidisSep 28, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is **** I mean, truly awful. Sickening to the core, from the content and to the end product.

Apparently the director of photography got the script and discussed with the director that she didn't like it. To which he replied that she must have gotten the fake script.

The director must have been lying, because this script must've been written while he was online shopping and scrolling through Netflix. This movie is what a toddler and a preteen would come up with if you asked them to tell you a scary story and gave them an hour to finish the idea.

And if he was telling the truth, I feel bad to think of whatever dreadful, flaming pile of you-know-what this "director" made anyone read in the supposed "fake script." Sounds more like something he came up with after the 10th person told him about how garbage his movie was going to be.

The one thing about this movie that was decent was the photography. Really stunning and unique shots, particularly at the beginning to draw in the viewer. This, coupled with the interesting parameter of the story, there was a lot of potential. At the outset this was around a 7, maybe an 8. Then there was a tiger inside of Jesse's room, for no reason, which was never explained. What the **** 6. Then one of the creepy models licked Jesse's blood out of jealousy. 5. Then Jesse became inexplicably obnoxious and insufferable, from one moment to the next. 4. Then Jesse's landlord rapes a 13 year old. Let that sink in. 3. Then the "OMG let's be best friends" lesbian had sex with a corpse. That isn't a joke, that really happened in this movie. 2. Then the weirdo, psychotic, loser models killed Jesse and ate her, and bathed in her blood like they were shooting a porno. 1. Then they went to a photo shoot, and one of the creepy losers vomited a whole eyeball and killed herself... and the other loser swallowed it whole. You can't make this stuff up, this really happened in the movie. 0

Then, for the last cherry on top, there was a dedication to someone called Liv before the credits roll. Really? Whoever Liv is, I feel sorry for her, because, unless she had a role in this movie, she did not deserve this. This movie is more like toxic waste than entertainment.

This movie is so bad, I believe I'm entitled to restitutions from everyone involved with this sham of a production. Mail me an apology and any and all checks to my address at the corner of "don't ever make another movie" and "you're awful at this."… Expand

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