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My earlier review was more about my unfortunate Cannes experience. I know finally saw this under better personal circumstances and can finally confirm what I already suspected: that this is a very good film. By now that is more or less common knowledge, of course.
I don't think I've ever seen a film with such a love/ hate relationship with a city. Mumbai looks both repugnant and unlivable, yet also romantic and oddly attractive. It is there in the documentary…
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I just can't help but think that the trailer did the premise more justice, which is not something I think I ever said. The trailer is funnier and punchier. The final product is brought down by a length that doesn't fit it's extremely on-the-nose satire, which is too simple to keep fresh for any extended time.
In the first half the humor is frequently cut down by a continuous voice-over that explains the plot and a strangely slow and melancholic…
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The synopsis above is completely new to me. It doesn't match the more open one used in The Netherlands. It's literally the only description I have found that explains the predicament. I never thought about a virus for some reason, but it actually makes total sense. It explains the gloves and lack of touching. I feel a bit stupid for not getting it, but I also think this film would have been stronger if that little bit of information was…
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Maybe it's the state of the world, but I almost feel guilty for not liking this. A non-binary, anti-colonial, Afro-futurist musical from Rwanda? Count me in!
But the film itself is just not all that gripping. It has many good ideas for scenes, but nothing really gels. There isn't a consistent visual style outside of its costumes. I would love to say I dig the music, but a lot of it is repeating simple slogans over and over. The politics…
