Annette

I dislike musicals, romances, and particularly romcom musicals -- but Annette immediately became one of my favorite movies of all time. In a league and genre all its own. There's quite simply nothing like it.

A truly weird viewing experience but also quite accessible (the plot is fairly simple and the style is mostly theatrical). If something hurts this it's only that the songs are unfortunately a bit of a mixed bag.

I wasn't sure at first, Adam Driver's singing voice is far from perfect, and the pop-rock genre is difficult to swallow at first too - in fact, I almost switched it off after the first few minutes... But OMG I was so glad I didn't. As always Adam Driver is sensational. He nails the comedian in turmoil and his performance is beyond mesmerizing. The puppet is perfect, full of expression and eerily capable of pulling at the heartstrings. The stand-up is so cleverly done and some scenes are "American Horror Story-esque" nightmare-worthy (clown baby). The whole thing is utterly captivating, albeit pleasantly anxiety-inducing. In fact I came back to edit this and upgrade the rating from 4.5 to 5 as I can't stop thinking about it. Oh, and a must see is Simon Helbergs performance...The Conductor Scene is outstanding in particular, probably the best musical performances in the film.

Weird, definitely. Original and different. A different approach to a musical

The soundtrack has some great moments

It took a while to warm up, but so worth the wait! The brilliance of the music and the rawness of the emotions blends with the unusual and compelling plot to create a one of a kind must-see movie! Loved it! Ps. Have a tissue handy!

It's a campy movie about an immature man who kills his wife and then kills his best friend while his daughter watches. He tries to convince his incredibly gifted daughter that he's not that bad. But in the end she points out that the abyss of self loathing is the legacy he leaves her with. So the world will not benefit from her gift. Neither of the male leads can sing yet this is a rock opera and the daughter is a wood puppet. There are gratuitous sex scenes with a naked Adam Driver. If you still watch it after my review then you will love it.

Annette is an absolutely facinating movie. Ingeniously well made. Mindblowing. And i'm not a musical fan but something about it, its rawness, its darkness made me fall in love with it. The music and the singing in this movie was epic.

How has this film received so many high scores? The only reason I didn't walk out was because I thought "it's had good reviews it must get better than this". It didn't. Two hours of my life I'll never get back...

Silly and goofy and weirdly moving at times. Adam Driver can sing!