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  Review by karsten ★★★★½

  still not really sure what to make of this one, which is not a new experience for me with these recent gaspar noé movies. but what i Can say for now is this somehow uses his signature style to make something more intimate than anything he’s done, and it works really well. loaded? sure, i really wish he took more than what seemed like a month to edit this one. but the spontaneity at which this extremely dense movie was put together both heightens the rawness he’s going for and is also just pretty inspiring. if anything it proves the greater effect his aggressive style can have if he decides to take it seriously. idk if “seriously” is the right word but…

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  Review by Tanya 11

  me in 2015: fangirls when one direction announce new music video 
  me in 2021: fangirls when gaspar noé announces new movie

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  Review by c h r i s🫀 ★★★★ 11

  to all those whose brains will decompose before their hearts 
  
  gaspar noé: pain 

  the saddest thing when your body turns on you, and the saddest thing when Gaspar Noé rubs it in our face; showcasing the untimely outcome of our evident expiration date. 
  exceptional storytelling here, a very humanistic / touching side of Noé that we surely don’t get to see enough of, his use of split screen gives us the opportunity to see the small things that become habits in a relationship, the things you’d miss when you lose someone close to you. Gaspar is known for using gimmicks in his films; here, split-screen which optimized the couples experiences throughout their day to day lives, following each, long take…

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  Review by Josh ★★★★★

  FUCK.

  This is unlike anything Gaspar has ever made. If you go into it wanting another Climax or Enter the Void, you should temper your expectations.

  Essentially, this is Noé’s attempt at winning an Oscar, and I mean that in the best of ways possible. Think Amour by way of Lux AEterna.

  Flawless from beginning to end. A masterpiece.

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  Review by The Oscar Expert ★★★★½ 7

  A movie to watch, then wander home and lie in bed thinking about for a while. So much to say about these two vessels experiencing their own realities, separated by illness, bound together by a home, and a history. Made me sad. But it’s also beautiful.

  Calling the split screen a gimmick is just anti-art idk what to say to you.

  
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  Review by Thiago Moreira 1

  me and the homies are ready to go to the mental hospital after this

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  Review by dan ★★★★★ 7

  I do not recommend.

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  Review by ˗ˏˋ Liam ˊˎ˗ ★★★★ 8

  it may be a little quieter than his other flicks but make no mistake this is still very much a gaspar noé movie

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  Review by KYK ★★ 3

  "Gaspar No end in sight" — Mila

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  Review by 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗢𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 ★★★★★

  Gaspar Noé, for all his reputation as the posterboy of French Extremism in the 2000's, has always been a filmmaker in search of truth. It's a dark-hearted and often exploitantional truth, but truth nonetheless.

  And with his latest film, 2021's magnificent Vortex, he settles on both his most honest and harrowing truth. Gone is the frenzied horror of films like Irreversible and Climax, as is the spiritual wonderment and escapism of Enter the Void, as he draws everything back to a quaint, methodical form of visual storytelling that is somehow still at one with his body of work, whilst managing to peel back the layers to a new, raw core.

  In some respects, Vortex returns Noé to a vision closer…

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  Review by amanda 💫 ★★★★★ 2

  Eu esperei pra ver esse filme tanto, mas tanto que pareceu uma eternidade.
  Gaspar Noé é meu diretor preferido, eu simplesmente amo a maneira que o doidinho te faz ficar chocado com os filmes dele, vi isso em todos, climax, enter the void, love… e isso de uma certa forma me atrai muito. Em Vórtex vemos algo totalmente diferente, ainda temos a maneira estilizada de Noé fazer sua direção (o que eu sempre amei, o cara cria um estilo único pra cada filme) mas a história é algo que ainda não tinha visto ele fazer, não tem aquela coisa cheia de sensualidade, ou algo assim, temos uma história tão fofa que faz teu peito doer durante todo o longa, só…

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  Review by Owen ★★★★

  would not have expected something like this from Noé but wow. totally awe-struck. this one's definitely gonna stay with me for a while. unlike anything i've seen all year.