Babylon

Damien chazelle in the first hour directs everything very well. The editing is fast and frantic but allong with the jazz creates something very beautifull in theory but all that is missing is interesting characters.

Margot robbie is great, so is diego calva. Brad pitt is there too i guess but they genuinely lack any depth and while they write margot robbie as some cokehead, her character almost becomes a caricature. The film has a clear love for film because chazelle loves film and some scenes show the film making process and struggles very well but again its all in vein for 3 hours we have to spent with either a cokehead or two boring men.

While the first hour is great in direction and editing, it wastes allot of time on useless scene, time that could be spent developing characters.
It tries to paint the downfall of movie stars but is to afraid to sometimes slow down.

Its third hour creates more conflict but by then its already to late as that conflict remains meaningless as there is no one to root or be interested in.
The cinematography is beautifull and unlike something like saltburn, its gross humor is far more intolerable because of the director behind the camera even if he's not perfect either.
Damien chazelle should fully click with me as im not a huge music person but jazz is the closest genre that comes to being my favorite.
I really liked both la la land and whiplash but this seems a bit to self indulgent in his own style which is a blessing and a curse. Its score and some performances are great but it doesn't save it.
It reminds me of elvis and i hated elvis.

I liked when tobey maguire showed up.