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Leigh J (71 KP) rated Climax (2018) in Movies

Nov 8, 2019 (Updated Nov 8, 2019)

Climax (2018)

2018 | Drama, Horror, Musical

7.2

(9 Ratings)

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Anti-climatic...

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I went into Climax very excited. It's a film by Gaspar Noe (Irreversible, Into The Void) so I thought I was in for a trippy treat. And at first, the Movie definitely delivers on the visual stimulation and build up... but it falls flat, quickly.
Climax is about a group of Dancers who are preparing for competing abroad representing France. Their Choreography session goes well (as we get to see, that part is amazing and all done in 1 TAKE!) and everybody is pumped and ready for the Party after their Dance session. Little do they know, the Sangria has been spiked with LSD, and they only find out when they start tripping. Soon enough accusations fly about who in the group could have done this to them and are they going to be able to survive the night through this terrible trip...
Climax is definitely a Gaspar Noe film. It has his signature look, Camera work that makes you feel right there (and tripping your balls off) with them and a great Cast. But that's all the Movie really has to offer. Climax is a pretty strong storyline that Gaspar could have made really shocking and hellish... but it just stops and starts before disintegrating almost to nothing. The beginning Dance is amazing, the Movie then starts to splutter when the Dancers start to have general Gossipy conversation between themselves. It then starts gaining some momentum back when they realize they're all on LSD and some quite shocking altercations happen (a Woman accidentally sets herself on fire, another unknowingly beats and kicks a Pregnant member of the group... just to name a few) but then it's basically an hour of people flailing around on the floor, or against a wall. That's literally it.
I REALLY wanted to love Climax, but it just falls so flat that by the end of the Movie, I'm yawning and checking the time, feeling like it's been on for hours. Climax? More like Anti-Climax...