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Firstly I should say I thought the actors did put in some very good performances and I can see why they were nominated although as to whether they deserved to beat some of their competitors is another matter.

I have to say I found this film to be tedious and almost unenjoyable to watch. It feels like a film made for the TikTok generation - no overall coherence with nuggets of scenes rammed together. Is this a film I would ever bother watching again - absolutely not.

Yes it is different - in much the same way The Artist was (and who talks about that film anymore?) but that doesn't make it good. It aims for a profound message whilst its style is overwhelmingly superficial. It's a film with little artistic merit or dare I say beauty (I am talking about the scenes and cinematography here not the actors) and it definitely did not move me except to pray it was going to finish.

In short it barely ticks the boxes of what I'd consider to be essential criteria for a great movie. Maybe this is the first of a new wave of this type of film and I am not getting it but when it had finished I felt pretty much nothing.

A24 put some great stuff out but this isn't one of them, or I just wasn't in the mood to watch it.

It felt like it should be a series, they cram so much stuff in and it has a slightly budget feel. The leads are excellent, I especially liked the guy from Wayne's World (Casandra's dad, James Hong) and the elements of humour he brings to the film. His parts are about the only ones where the film sits and breaths, the rest is a convoluted mess.

The bombastic fighting was fine as a Kung Fu movie, it feels very much like a Jackie Chan flick and fights have good tension, but then they introduce ridiculous elements like middle aged ladies wrestling, reality warping shoot outs and go overboard with crude outlandish skits as a medium for transporting between realities and amp it up throughout the movie. Kudos for trying to make it work but it just doesn't land and comes across like a terrible Rick and Morty episode. Too eager to be too many things all at once.

I rate it a 5, which it shouldn't be as it's very well produced, original and clearly a lot of talent went into the movie. But the finished product is just punishing to watch.

This film almost unanimously received praise from both critics and audience alike. People even exaggeratedly rank it as one of the greatest films ever or the best they've ever seen. Going into this movie, my expectations were really high And I really wanted to be part of the majority who loves this movie. But unfortunately the opposite happened and I didnt like it. While I appreciate that this movie was made on a relatively small budget and managed to get some things right as it had so much potential with its strong female lead, philosophical component and some good action to move it along. But it fell really short. It is long and meandering. Visually confusing, thematically unoriginal. The first half was repetitive, boring and also quite silly. Half of the time I don't know what are they fighting for or what the heck is going on. And what was supposed to be the multiverse just felt like the characters were wearing silly different costumes. It is not until the last act that things of relevance happened. The performance from the cast was great though.

Some quick impressions after coming out of the theater: This movie is highly overrated. It has some interesting ideas, but a lot of repetition and is often dragging and boring.

It is basically a bombardment of your senses, which doesn't leave a good impression/taste.

Too much stupid fight sequences (poor story). Once over, you do not wonder about its "deep" meanings (if you manage to watch it until the end).

The commanding room is kind of copy/paste of The Matrix.

Not a good choice for an intelligent viewer.

A waste of time, money and senses... 5/10 max.

Ok, the movie contains a lot, a lot. It contains impressive action, drama, SF, humor as well as numerous incredible scenes and shots. I give him a big plus for his incredible originality and idea. However, for me personally, the film was a little too much, to put it that way. In the context of the Oscars, it's also incredible to me that the film picked up so many important awards. Is this the best movie of the year?! Reading numerous reviews and comments, it's clear to me that I'm in the minority and that's why I'm surprised by all the hype surrounding the film. For some, this is even one of the best films ever made. Due to these expectations, I have to admit that the film did not impress me at all. It's not a problem for me to admit that it's up to me and that I can't understand the magnitude of the film, which will obviously be a cult classic tomorrow. But I am surprised that such a strange film won over so many people.