Another complete load of rot from Fabrice Du Welz ... Calvaire had such a following, but I can only think it was from Emmerdale Farm fans cos it was just like an episode of that soap opera ... There was no intelligence or motivation in Du Welz's surrealism ... Why this guy has fans I have no idea ... The script for this is unbelievably bad ... It makes Coronation Street read like an intellectual masterpiece ... The photography is good in a clichéd flashy way ... But there is no story or characterization to back it up ... And to be honest half the time the visuals look like they have been matted off from a square eyed TV ratio ... There is a 20 minute film here stretched to 90 ... The poor actors give it a shot but have nothing to work with ... I doubt Du Welz will get another chance after this non event ... He should think about a career in TV soap operas cos that really is all he's fit for Good Budget Good Actors ( apart from the Thai guy in the pit at the end ) Good Cameraman Great location Good sound team Decent, though clichéd, editing And no direction whatsoever It would probably have turned out better if the director hadn't been there Oh and someone tell me why the whole of the last 15 minutes is completely copied from Apocalypse now and doesn't include one original visual idea ????
