Beautiful and crazy. In neither respect does the film match its predecessor, but that’s ok, almost no films do. This remains a good time and well worth watching.

Building a franchise after a successful film is a very tricky business.

The past is littered with failures, and until recently the notion that a sequel might actually be decent was mainly an exercise in hope. This is why when we have long-running series like the Bond films, or Zatoichi it’s remarkable.…

I enjoyed this slightly more than Made in U.S.A. The story was less clichéd and I don’t think I’ve ever seen prostitution presented this coldly. Still, it was a struggle to get through.

I’ve come to the conclusion that I just don’t enjoy deconstructionist cinema, or at least this deconstructionist cinema, very much.

If Jean-Luc Godard was tired of narrative filmmaking, why should I invest in the semi-narrative film he made?

I have a feeling I won’t enjoy the rest…