Annette

Annette is beautiful, bonkers and genuinely moving.

Perhaps the puppet Annette should be your bellwether: Either she remains as creepy as she sounds or she blinks her way into your heart. If it's the latter, you might be under Annette's spell.

It's daring, original and heroically odd, so it has the right to a few flaws. Failing through ambition is better than its alternative.

Annette isn't the most accessible movie for many audiences, especially if they're not attuned to the melodrama of rock operas. But even if you spend the first 30 minutes going, "What is happening?", be assured that Carax's movie wins you over in the end.

For those seeking surprises, spectacle, and shadows, Annette is a marvel like no other.

A grandiose melodrama in which everyone involved recognizes exactly what the material demands and goes right after it.

Ultimately, Annette feels a little too much like its eponymous character: occasionally melodic, full of potential, but rather wooden underneath.

It dwells in melancholy while it blushes through sarcasm, ending in an ardent, touching while warring, and incandescent piece of bizarre cinema.

At times, it seems that Annette gets confused amongst its own numerous allegories and narrative games. [Full review in Spanish]

Your enjoyment will be proportionate to how much you enjoy Driver’s broad, brutish, physical style – think Lenny Bruce and Kylo Ren.