re: The Neon Demon

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Supposedly this movie was booed at Cannes?

Still interested in seeing it regardless.

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Hard to know what to make of film festival reactions. On one hand, their acclaim has put the spotlight on some damned good movies that would never have otherwise gained a wide distribution. On the other hand, they've had some puzzlingly negative reactions to damned good movies that managed to gain some widespread distribution in spite of the festival's disapprobation.

In short, film festival attendees are just like the rest of us. Sometimes smart, sometimes total morons. I'd wait for the wider public to start giving feedback on any festival film, just to get a larger set of opinions. That's why I've yet to rush out and watch "Tusk" even though the premise sounded delightfully weird and it was being made by a reasonably well-regarded filmmaker. I'll watch it eventually to form my own opinion; I'm just not pulling out all stops to do so. That's pretty much how I feel about "Neon Demon" right now.