It's fascinating. It's comical. It's even kinda erotic. It's out of whack. It's simply a terrific arthouse comedy gem! (Probably best suited for an arthouse audience).
Not a laugh out loud comedy, but the understated, DRY kind of comedy, in which the situations and the characters themselves are amusing and out of wack.
Actor Emile Hirsch is perfectly suited for this sort of dry and understated humor. Unfortunately he is only starring in a supporting role. But that doesnt mean the rest of the cast isnt any good. Solid performances all around, especially by the female exorcist, who is something else and then some!
Any bad? Probably best suited for an arthouse audience, who dont shy away from mentally disturbed characters and a story that sort of falls in between genres. I like that grey area, wherein one does not know if one has to laugh or be freaked out, but I can imagine some folks dont like this sort of dry and more subtle, darkish humor.
The good: I wanna (also) applaud the technical details of this movie. The photography and the soundscore were really solid. This story moves in a rythm, slowly but steadily spiralling out of control. This is one heck of a tightknit and sparkling directing job! I will start following this director from now on...
The story: a young and very ambitious film actor doesnt get any roles. Incredibly jealous of another popular actor (Emile Hirsch) who DOES get all the roles, he decides to visit a female exorcist, to prepare as thoroughly as possible for his next new audition for the role as an exorcist. He gets WAY more than he bargained for though, when visiting this real life exorcist...
Not a laugh out loud comedy, but the understated, DRY kind of comedy, in which the situations and the characters themselves are amusing and out of wack.
Actor Emile Hirsch is perfectly suited for this sort of dry and understated humor. Unfortunately he is only starring in a supporting role. But that doesnt mean the rest of the cast isnt any good. Solid performances all around, especially by the female exorcist, who is something else and then some!
Any bad? Probably best suited for an arthouse audience, who dont shy away from mentally disturbed characters and a story that sort of falls in between genres. I like that grey area, wherein one does not know if one has to laugh or be freaked out, but I can imagine some folks dont like this sort of dry and more subtle, darkish humor.
The good: I wanna (also) applaud the technical details of this movie. The photography and the soundscore were really solid. This story moves in a rythm, slowly but steadily spiralling out of control. This is one heck of a tightknit and sparkling directing job! I will start following this director from now on...
The story: a young and very ambitious film actor doesnt get any roles. Incredibly jealous of another popular actor (Emile Hirsch) who DOES get all the roles, he decides to visit a female exorcist, to prepare as thoroughly as possible for his next new audition for the role as an exorcist. He gets WAY more than he bargained for though, when visiting this real life exorcist...