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Director: Leos Carax His 6th movie My 3rd movie watched from the director

I had high expectations for this one - A Leos Carax musical, Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver, the Sparks Brothers creating the music/lyrics, that poster, the trailer... it seemed like a guarantee. But alas it wasn't great and I wasn't wowed. I was, however, very amused through most of it and absolutely love the creativity and effort. The look of the film was the best part, but the characters were the worst part. The composer had some likability to him, otherwise it was tough to get into it because they all seemed perfectly unlikable. As for the musical aspect, I loved the opening and end credits songs, otherwise a lot of the songs didn't really feel like songs, more like telling us what is happening, but in song. Maybe it was an ode to "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" but not nearly as affective. Finally, the final scene in "Annette" with Annette was the strongest scene. That, and the end credits helped end it with good feelings, since it was going downhill before that, as the movie seemed to not know what to do, like with seemingly pointless scenes like McHenry being in a club with beautiful women.

Added to Lists: Top Ten Performances - Adam Driver (Honorable Mention) Top Ten Performances - Marion Cotillard (Honorable Mention) Best One-Scene-Only Performances - Devyn McDowell Best One-Artist Soundtracks - Sparks Best Posters of 2021 __________ Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA