Unlike Noés other films, Vortex was not filled with visually disturbing scenes. It was a raw portrayal of life, or the end of life. Françoise Lebrun portrayed dementia incredibly well. She made a truly believable performance, and I've worked with people with dementia. She really captured that empty-eyed look. The other actors did really well too. It was long, and maybe a bit too long, but it was still an amazing movie. He could have cut some scenes shorter, but overall this was truly amazing. I've seen most of his other films, and this is the best one in my opinion. The split screen was brilliant, and it might sound like it makes it hard to watch, but the film is very slow and there is not much that's actually happening, so it's not a problem. The film is not for everyone, it's slow and it's set in same apartment for more than half of the the whole 2 hours and 22 minutes. But it's a really great film, and If you can watch slow movies I would absolutely recommend it.
