Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

kosmasp Violence is not the answer. Something that many have been taught, but these kids either never heard of this or didn't listen. So while they plan and execute their "plan", we get a weird mix in the aftermath. Mostly we see them "waiting it out". There are glimpses of (social) media reports and how what they did affected people. But overall this is something that feels cold and meant to be detaching from the main characters.As much as they are detached from life. It doesn't really give us too much insight into the mindset though, there are too many characters for that. Unless you are able to read between the silences (and there are quite a few of them throughout the movie). But while it is a slow movie, it also has glimpses of violence. Something you have to be aware of, just in case you are appaled by it or can't handle it

Charles Camp A stylish and thoughtfully-executed thriller about a group of young adults who execute a terror attack in Paris. Nocturama is a difficult film to review because its intent is somewhat elusive. The filmmaker's approach is uncompromising in his choice to tell this story and explore its themes largely through visuals alone. He challenges the viewer by refraining from explicitly spelling out the details for you: the exact motivation for the attack, the details of the political climate that provoked it, the overarching themes and intent of the film etc. It simply shows you the events, even endears you to its terrorist characters, and then forces you to sit in discomfort as the credits roll without a clear idea of who you were supposed to be siding with and why. Rather than using these characters and this fictional setup to offer a more straight-forward thriller with a narratively satisfying story, the film instead seems to be using this scenario more to explore larger, more universal themes: the relationship between citizens and government, consumerist culture, the disillusionment of the youth, and the psychology of rebellion. I appreciated this approach, even if it personally left me feeling a bit unsatisfied or puzzled (which is something that may be remedied with future viewings). Regardless, the film was frequently a joy to watch. It has a clean, icy feel somewhat reminiscent of a David Fincher film and employed a lot of clever editing that played with the passage of time in interesting ways. Overall I feel it could've been a little tighter and perhaps more impactful with its themes, though it's certainly worth a watch for the strong, intelligent execution and visual prowess alone.3.5/5

alexiovay I just watched it on Netflix. There is NOTHING happening in this movie. The whole thing feels like filmed by a YouTuber. Scenes aren't even supported by music to build up tension. It's just like you watch messed up (and ugly) teenagers having a bad day. They all just get shot in the end, movie stops, WTF? What's up with the other reviews here? Did you all never watched a good movie or is this your very first movie you ever watched or what?

JvH48 Saw this at the Rotterdam film festival 2017 (website: iffr.com). In a word disappointing. The screenplay went very different from what I assumed beforehand given the synopsis on festival website. But what bothered me the most were the stupid repeats, often completely out of sync. It was not boring, however, and the diversity of the protagonists compensated a bit for the lack of real contents and missing insights in what made them tick. Anyway, the average festival visitor was not impressed. This movie ranked at a lowly 122nd place (out of 172).Much running time is devoted to assembling the group before they came into action, however without telling anything about their plans, why they did it this way, and how this group came together in the first place. The group is a peculiar mixture of colors, backgrounds, education and everything else that could have worked as binding element, which I would a priori assume as useful information given their intentions. The synopsis on the IFFR website warned beforehand for a "non-political hole" as the "abyss the characters gaze into". My own conspiracy theory is that the film makers wanted to avoid any link to religion or right/left-wing politics, in a desperate attempt to prevent viewers from being affronted or insulted.Apart from the void political stance, the reasoning about hiding in the warehouse overnight is puzzling too. We amply observe with our own eyes that it is a huge risk, given the size of the warehouse and the many temptations inside, let alone that some group members take enormous risks of being exposed or get detached from the group. Take for instance the one who desperately wanted a smoke after being warned several times by fellow group members for smoke detectors inside. So he had to leave the building, where he even invited an apparent hobo inside to relieve him of the cold weather.The news fragments we saw on TV's inside the building foreshadowed the outcome of this sabotage deed. It was stated with so many words that these terrorists were declared enemies of the state, and that there was no obligation for any negotiation. A happy ending seems thus far away.