• Dolan’s best film that I’ve seen to date
  • Tour-de-force acting from newcomer (at least to me) Antoine-Olivier Pilon, and the two women that are basically Dolan’s muses at this point- Clement and Dorval (and it’s a little distracting because the two look alike)
  • Odd and vibrant film filled with memorable sequences and images that linger for days
  • Great scene of the trio dancing in the kitchen
  • Many of the scenes are filled with the cassavettes-like uncomfortableness for the viewer. Von Trier can do this, too- really powerful
  • Oddly shot in a 1-1 screen ratio. I get the decision as I think Dolan is saying “it’s about the characters” here. I’m not a fan for the most part but the scene in the image here- the entire oasis “wonderwall” montage is a stunner and features a very showy reveal changing aspect ratio as the lead actor literally pushes the sides of the screen apart. I adored this sequence
  • 7-8 beautiful slow-motion shots
  • The montage of the fake future is really worth noting as well
  • Features many images of fincher’s green/yellow lighting
  • Remarkable pop soundtrack- very Oedipal (another Dolan trigger)
  • Hard to think of the film without 400 blows as well
  • A Must-See film