Intriguing exploration of man's propensity towards power, violence, sadism, you name it.
Some striking cinematography and bold editing ultimately do not make up for the flaws in the script. The sudden hamfisted introduction of the love interest is pointless and absurd.
But more importantly, by letting the situation escalate towards a spectacular showdown, the film abandons its most urgent theme, i.e. "the banality of evil". Instead, the evil in this film becomes very colorful indeed.
Eminently watchable and not as bleak as it's made out to be.
Some striking cinematography and bold editing ultimately do not make up for the flaws in the script. The sudden hamfisted introduction of the love interest is pointless and absurd.
But more importantly, by letting the situation escalate towards a spectacular showdown, the film abandons its most urgent theme, i.e. "the banality of evil". Instead, the evil in this film becomes very colorful indeed.
Eminently watchable and not as bleak as it's made out to be.