Thursday, December 2, 2021

Annette





Annette didn't perplex like Carax's disjointed Holy Motors because it has a sung-through narrative from the Sparks Brothers about Adam Driver's unfunny comic, Marion Cotillard's moribund soprano and their magical musical baby, but that doesn't make it a more successful picture.

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