A film that manages to entertain and engross almost entirely on imagery alone. It's the epitome of film that some will call worthless, pretentious, arty trash and others will build a shrine for. It defies nearly all standard film/storytelling conventions, but was able to keep me interested just in pure anticipation of what grotesque and warped image might assault my eyes next. There are some sequences in this film that I have no hope of ever being able to wipe from my mind, and I consider that a success in of itself. However, I can't say the film involved me to a great degree on an intellectual level. There's clearly a hefty helping of social commentary swirling around in here, a great deal of which is quite humorous, but it just doesn't culminate into something coherent or satisfying. Perhaps it could've benefited from slightly more focus or narrative, but it's hard to offer such a criticism to a film which is clearly uninterested in anything of the sort. I can definitely respect that uncompromising approach even if the final product didn't fully resonate with me. It's definitely worth checking out for the pure sensory experience so long as you can tolerate the highly graphic content.
Strong 3.5/5
Strong 3.5/5