I’m usually first in line when it’s about excess, bad taste, and recklessness. And, as expected, "Babylon" managed to entertain, thrill, and even enchant me with its (most probably incoherent and exaggerated) representation of a decadent Hollywood. Then I looked at my watch towards the ending, and realized there were still over 100 minutes to go. The movie goes on for hours playing with characters you would never care about, as they are mere excuses to connect overchoreographed set pieces for no particular reason. The fact that Brad Pitt does his Italian gag from “Inglorious Basterds” for two hours straight should already say something. I should be the one to choke in the closet, to puke on the carpet, to be raped by crocodiles.
However, I feel the movie will stay in my heart somehow, as the individual scenes can be quite memorable.
Shout by manicureVIP 4BlockedParent2023-03-08T07:50:21Z
I’m usually first in line when it’s about excess, bad taste, and recklessness. And, as expected, "Babylon" managed to entertain, thrill, and even enchant me with its (most probably incoherent and exaggerated) representation of a decadent Hollywood. Then I looked at my watch towards the ending, and realized there were still over 100 minutes to go. The movie goes on for hours playing with characters you would never care about, as they are mere excuses to connect overchoreographed set pieces for no particular reason. The fact that Brad Pitt does his Italian gag from “Inglorious Basterds” for two hours straight should already say something. I should be the one to choke in the closet, to puke on the carpet, to be raped by crocodiles.
However, I feel the movie will stay in my heart somehow, as the individual scenes can be quite memorable.