Review of Julia

Julia (I) (2014)
4/10
Style over substance
23 April 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Depressed girl avenges the rape committed on her by annoying frat-boy types.

Second time I've watched this, and I really didn't get anything more than the first time.

Music is great, photography impressive, the actresses look so good in close up. The lead actress in particular has a fascinating face, and I do like a fringe with over-sized spectacles (prescription or not).

But I kept checking every ten minutes how long there was to go. I can't put my finger on it, but the story doesn't compel my interest. A revenger is usually a black & white story that uses explicit violence to keep audience interest - the only explicit violence here is a clock-sice scene, which left me wondering, "The balls! Why not chop off the balls?"

The weird cult thingy doesn't cohere, although the final scene does make sense. In other words, depressed girl ends up just as depressed as she was at the start. C'est la vie. But that's a documentary, isn't it?

Seriously, this needed black humour - maybe the writer/director/producer should have sought creative input. Very impressive in his style, but it deserved something more.
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