Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

teodorodontosaurus I always had this goofy thought while walking outside and observing various people - all those weird homeless guys talking to themselves, people interacting with each other, fights, road rages, intense argues, random conversations etc are enjoyable for me; those guys are doing some solid acting! I like to think that everyone is actually acting, and it's not real. Then, this movie appeared to confirm my theory. What a pleasant surprise this movie was! An alternate reality where actors are using a whole city as a stage (and maybe the whole world?) and where reality mixes with fiction? Yes please! Of course, it's a 100% interpretable movie, so there can be many debates. I have to admit it though; this movie is screaming "let's win the Cannes Film Festival!" I don't like to use the word "pretentious", but this can enter that category; sometimes things get a little forced, but not without a purpose; so this is a good pretentious movie. Also, Denis Lavant was awesome here. If Lynch was a Frenchmen, he would probably release this movie.

thenorthernrock Other than the great acting and possibly exposure of a method actor's day, Holy Motors explains nothing of it's plot and actions of the characters. You have to be so pretentious to say this is a good movie and it is so abstract that it is art. Artists and entertainers produce arts and somehow expects people watch or see them without understanding it. The best part is we have pretentious critiques and audiences who feed this potential Schizophrenic community. They are pretty much the same as a religious community.

FilmCriticLalitRao It is true that as a film 'Holy Motors' was released in 2012.Within a short span of time, it managed to capture the imagination of both critics as well as die-hard fans. However, all cinema enthusiasts should know that its director Leos Carax had a different project in mind when he conceived his film in 2009. It was originally called 'The Actor' in which one follows the day of someone who seems to have several lives intertwined with quite distinct identities (sometimes man, sometimes woman, sometimes still young, sometimes old, sometimes miserable and sometimes easy). French actor Denis Lavant played the Actor, and of course all the characters that embodied the Actor. It is quite a mystery why 'The Actor' could not be filmed as a short film. 'Holy Motors' is an excellent example of the fertility and richness of human imagination. It appealed a lot to audiences due to its strange narrative structure which was entirely made up of different vignettes. In retrospect, what mattered the most was not the actual story but the manner in which these vignettes were shot. Each powerful vignette was crucial in developing the character played by actor Denis Lavant. This aspect can be interpreted as the film's masculine perspective. It is unfortunate that the feminine perspective of this film is not as powerful as that of Denis Lavant's different roles. The casting of actresses was excellent but their roles were either limited or too minuscule as Eva Mendes didn't even utter much words, Kylie Minogue came on the screen to die quickly and Edith Scob was given the task of displaying minimal talent by continually being on the driver's seat. Despite these glaring errors, 'Holy Motors' remain a perfectly watchable film due to its propensity for something grotesque. This should not shock anybody as everybody expects to be familiar with something which is both brilliant as well as eccentric.

secondtake Holy Motors (2012)A bizarre (and highly praised) film that is ambitious and inventive to the point of pain. I wish it was as brilliant as it intends. As we follow the leading character Oscar through a series of seemingly unconnected events, it struck me that the goal is simply to stage these odd moments, almost choreographed surreal adventures where he takes on different personae (with elaborate costumes). The events don't achieve what you might call depth or meaning. They are interesting—how could they fail on that score?—yet interesting turns out to be not enough.Still, look for high style throughout, some terrific underworld insanity, some unfiltered sex and violence, and lots and lots of pretense. I have a feeling there are some people who might rate this among their favorite films and so I'd say give this a try. It might take half an hour to know whether the changing roles and scenes (and the self-indulgence) will keep you sustained.Since Oscar is shuttled from one location to another in a stretch limo, you get the feeling he might just be a filthy rich eccentric who refuses to be bored with life. He admits he started doing this (every day, we get the sense) for "the beauty of the act," and this high level of aesthetic tension seems insufficient for the depravity involved.This is a French-German enterprise, set in Paris. It has enough quiet moments to make you impatient, but from the pause it will take off on another romp. The actor has to be admired, for sure—Denis Levant, known for his boundary pushing roles (from Shakespeare to experimental film). The director, Leos Carax is likewise associated with the avant garde —and with Levant. But they have tried to keep their grand experiment traditionally cinematic, as well, so there are lots of ways to appreciate what's going on. The filming is sublime, the ambiance from lighting to set design is gorgeous.There is that dangerous point in a art when a work gets so serious it demands of itself a kind of perfect to succeed. And there are so many little holes here, even some odd moments in the acting, it becomes almost laughable. At times. Which is too bad. There is a lot here to take quite seriously, I think. Then again, maybe it's meant to be an absurdist dark comedy all the way. Which means we're allow to laugh after all. Go for it.