Whether one is able to enjoy "Babylon" or not probably depends to a large extent on one's own tolerance level regarding the point at which something is "too much." While watching Damien Chazelle's new film, I discovered that this threshold is pretty high for me. But there will certainly be others who are going to throw in the towel after the opening sequence, which I completely understand.
In any case, I had a tremendous amount of fun. The soundtrack is fantastic and the tempo remains high throughout; there is not much time to slow down over the entire runtime of 189 minutes (!). It is indeed a real adrenaline rush. The cast is superb, especially Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. The latter, however, also apparently limits herself more and more to a certain type of role. In the pure escalation that is "Babylon", this archetype fits right in, though.
Damien Chazelle's Hollywood epic could be described as a mixture of "The Wolf of Wall Street", "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" and Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby". To anyone not put off by this description, I would recommend giving the film a chance. Especially the first half is so much fun.
Review by ToralfVIP 3BlockedParent2023-01-19T22:06:09Z
Whether one is able to enjoy "Babylon" or not probably depends to a large extent on one's own tolerance level regarding the point at which something is "too much." While watching Damien Chazelle's new film, I discovered that this threshold is pretty high for me. But there will certainly be others who are going to throw in the towel after the opening sequence, which I completely understand.
In any case, I had a tremendous amount of fun. The soundtrack is fantastic and the tempo remains high throughout; there is not much time to slow down over the entire runtime of 189 minutes (!). It is indeed a real adrenaline rush. The cast is superb, especially Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. The latter, however, also apparently limits herself more and more to a certain type of role. In the pure escalation that is "Babylon", this archetype fits right in, though.
Damien Chazelle's Hollywood epic could be described as a mixture of "The Wolf of Wall Street", "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" and Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby". To anyone not put off by this description, I would recommend giving the film a chance. Especially the first half is so much fun.