Eh, it's average, even people who really go for it tend to say the same, as a film.
The only bit I totally loved was the dance of the oracle (?), where it looked liked she was underwater, flash of tit, all this hair flowing. That was gorgeous. Other than that you've just got a shouty leading man, fighting, fighting, fighting, which all concludes the way you'd expect it to conclude. Plus the whole machismo/honour angle does absolutely zero for me.
I've watched Breathless, Jean-Luc Godard's first film, my first Godard and, I think, my first proper film of the French New Wave, which never seemed my cup of tea. Was good. The entire thing is straining to let the audience know the film is a construct, a piece of filmmaking, very modern in that sense. Self-reflective cinema. Which makes it intellectual and visually quite interesting, but ultimately you're quite detached from the enterprise. I’m sure I’ll warm to this film over time, whenever I watch it again, or get more Godard.
Also! A friend lent me Capote, which is a film that I've been meaning and wanting to see since it first came out. Better late than never, this was very good stuff. Stripped down, simple, honest drama, with a cracking central performance. Not powerful enough to be truly moving or profound, and lacks the pizzazz to stay with me, sadly. But a very High Quality film, very competent.
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