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Cosmopolis

Cosmopolis

2012
Drama
1h 49m
Cosmopolis is a day in the life of Eric Packer, a 28-year-old New York stock market multi-millionaire, as he crosses Manhattan in his customized limousine to go for a haircut. His cross-town journey becomes an almost vertical voyage, with bizarre occurrences and an authentic parade of crazy characters along the way, in a landscape that depicts the modern soul of the West at the end of the millennium (mubi.com)

Directed by:

David Cronenberg

Screenwriter:

David Cronenberg, Don DeLillo

Starring:

Juliette Binoche, Mathieu Amalric, Paul Giamatti, Samantha Morton, Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Kevin Durand, Bob Bainborough, Robert Pattinson, Sarah Gadon, Jadyn Wong, Abdul Ayoola

Genre:

Drama

Countries:

Canada, France, Italy, Portugal

Language:

English
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2012
Drama
1h 49m
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oliveiraOliveira
Rated 31 May 2012
84
79th
A 21st Century horror story, where love, people, death and even money, have no value or meaning. The dialog embraces in full the unreal and the poetic side of the inhumane, heavy with symbolism, it asks questions and answers them with more questions, and while it may get dense, and intellectually wearing, the final result is one fascinating work. A great tension and stressful vision of a man, and a civilization, reaching total breaking point. Cronenberg's most ambitious and uncompromising wor
Rated 31 May 2012
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 04 Jun 2012
4
13th
Complacent, meandering bullshit. More of a flaccid series of cryptic vignettes rather than an all-encompassing work that not only denotes the indispensability of an engaging plot, it also paints Pattinson as a one-note actor. I was wiling to grant him the benefit of the doubt, yet his face displays as much expression as a bank deposit box. Guy can't even take off his sunglasses and make it seem natural.
Rated 04 Jun 2012
sommssomms
Rated 07 Aug 2012
85
94th
A film about capital, currency, ambition, and the complete emptiness of the pursuits of civilisation in the face of the unknowable. An honest appraisal of the irrelevance of human civilisation when placed against the unstoppable entropy of the cosmos. This is what happens when we reduce life down to systems, processes, actions, reactions, commodities, fractions, algorithms and data, while forgetting to recognise the beauty in variation, inconsistency, the unexplainable, and the undefinable.
Rated 07 Aug 2012
paxtonPaxton
Rated 17 Mar 2014
40
10th
This seems more suited to the stage than the screen, but then, of course, you couldn't cast the lead to the first no name that walks off the street. EDIT: My wife had to explain to me several times that Robert Pattinson actually is a professional actor. Sorry for the confusion.
Rated 17 Mar 2014
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 27 Sep 2012
69
51st
Terribly hard to rate. It's not a movie I'd watch a second time and it all seems rather aimless. Then again, at times I was really drawn in by the uncomfortable atmosphere and the great soundtrack. It jumps around a lot, the film feels like a bunch of vignettes with only a vague common theme holding things together. Still, that theme was kind of interesting.
Rated 27 Sep 2012
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 20 Jun 2012
69
53rd
A lot of people missed the point of this one (and should read some of DeLillo's work) and a lot of other people REALLY missed the point of this one: ie the 12 people (mostly women in their 30's) who walked out of this one midway through, likely expecting a new movie from that guy from Twilight. I enjoyed it, it did remind me a lot of eXistenZ in a proto-cyberpunky kinda way. Electronic6 says it best when he calls it "A 21st Century horror story".
Rated 20 Jun 2012
theficionadotheficionado
Rated 20 Dec 2014
88
87th
Late-modern capitalism as death cult, transforming appetites of all kinds into a set of discrete and sacred rites, with its own totems and cathedrals (limousines with sneering metal maws) and ethos preaching (self-)destruction as an act of creation & freedom, converting its adherents' experience of time & space into quantifiable commodities, teaching marketability & exchangeability as the highest virtue, preaching asymmetry -- the refusal to be understood -- as the greatest sin.
Rated 20 Dec 2014
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 20 Sep 2012
2
15th
DeLillo's writing features some of the most didactic dialogue in modern American literature, and so it's not surprising that Cosmopolis' script is as lifeless as Robert Pattinson's face. He's no doubt trying to channel Patrick Bateman, but all I'm seeing is Keanu Reeves. The poor execution turns what could have been an interesting film about the "specter of capitalism" into a vapid, tedious and heavy-handed lecture. It's not profound, funny or engaging, and might be Cronenberg's weakest effort.
Rated 20 Sep 2012
kojilessKojiless
Rated 12 Jan 2013
5
2nd
Watching Cosmopolis is like falling down one of those abandoned wells you see in Japanese horror flick remakes--it's so deep you start wishing that you'll just hit the bottom and drown already. 1 point each for the two scenes (both involving guns) that actually pulled me forth from the boredom coma I fell into after the first 5 minutes. 1+1=11. And that display of new math is as profound as anything you'll find in this movie.
Rated 12 Jan 2013
dean_franzDean Franz
Rated 24 Dec 2012
3
3rd
"A dismembered horsecock tossed into a rancid lake, left to be devoured by a bunch of starved crawfish... in lingerie." THERE. I just made a more powerful metaphor and statement than this condescending, face-cancer inducingly stupid piece of fetid cock phlegm did. This has appeal only to people who quote Linkin Park lyrics during political discussions.
Rated 24 Dec 2012
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 01 May 2022
7
99th
Capitalism as mass ritual. One of the few movies to really understand the modern world. Sterile and impenetrable. Find the truth.
Rated 01 May 2022
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 11 Aug 2019
28
2nd
Meandering, self-indulgent mess wastes an agreeably smarmy performance from Pattinson; Cronenberg and DeLillo hit one droning note with dull, absurdly expositional dialogue galore, and archly unconvincing performances from its usually reliable cast (Binoche's mercifully brief appearance is the worst offender). The point of this story of this sad man is elusive; are we to pity him? grudgingly respect him? want to wallow in the designer porn? I don't know, and I don't think Cronenberg does either.
Rated 11 Aug 2019
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 19 Feb 2016
65
33rd
Fascinating and stubbornly singular vision of a horrifying new age. Very much a thematic and stylistic continuation of Crash but with broader societal implications and less of a sense for dramatic progression. Also it starts to tip over into blunt pretentiousness at times. I have great admiration for parts of it but my gut wasn't in for the ride. Mostly operates on a purely cerebral level.
Rated 19 Feb 2016
forehead1forehead1
Rated 29 Sep 2013
10
0th
Robotic banker drives about in his limo meeting random people and talking random shit. I've never read the novel and considering how bad this script is I never will: not witty, not intelligent, not thought-provoking, not amusing, not even innovative. Just a string of incredibly verbose, utterly pointless, pretentious conversations that go nowhere and tell us nothing. I honestly have no idea what this film was trying to say or do. Cronenberg has made some corkers but this is as bad as Crash.
Rated 29 Sep 2013
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 08 Jan 2013
4
70th
A film that, if nothing else, has stuck with me since I watched it. DeLillo's dialogue is every bit as odd as you'd expect when spoken rather than read, and Cronenberg's intimate, theatrical direction only enhances the sheer weirdness of Cosmopolis. It's a film with much to say but a very strange way of saying it, such that I'm uncomfortable drawing any conclusions about the film beyond: I liked it. Kudos to Cronenberg/Pattinson for having the balls to film such an alien (and alienating) work.
Rated 08 Jan 2013
burkayadaligburkayadalig
Rated 22 Oct 2012
15
1st
couldnt even finish it..boredom stretched to indescribable limits... a true masturbation of a director
Rated 22 Oct 2012
syntheseizurSyntheseizur
Rated 25 Sep 2012
73
35th
Cronenberg directs this movie to death. I mean, the film is completely disinterested in anyone watching. It's dense and dull and cold and pretentious and it doesn't give a fuck. It's a "flawed masterpiece" where the flaws outnumber the strengths 2-to-1. But it's totally interesting, and it's definitely worth watching. It's just that kind of movie.
Rated 25 Sep 2012
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 26 Feb 2020
80
81st
Half insightful, half nonsensical, and entirely deranged, but perhaps there is no other way to get to the truth of the utter absurdity of the 1%.
Rated 26 Feb 2020
redflagredflag
Rated 12 Apr 2018
97
89th
Hard to rate. Underrated. A B-movie with aspirations, art pretending to be schlock, or just pretentious indulgence? A movie I hope gets more debate in the future since it got so much flack when it came out. "The yuan is strong" and "I'm buying the Rothko chapel" are two of the best lines I've heard in a movie.
Rated 12 Apr 2018
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 09 Oct 2017
80
69th
It's inherently a fool's errand, making real human beings say the deliberately inhuman dialogue of Don DeLillo. Every actor fails because it's impossible, & it's about as insightful as Robocop (I don't like DeLillo's cynical philosophies, but I like reading his writing) so I can't explain why I found this so entertaining. It's one of those Brown Bunny/Twentynine Palms type of things, where I should be hating everything on screen (in fact that's kinda the point) & yet I'm inexplicably enthralled.
Rated 09 Oct 2017
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 26 Jul 2014
53
21st
The problem with making something about detachment and ennui is that the work itself can easily become cold and distant. And the problem with adapting a novel is (simply put) novels are talky and films are showy. Unfortunately Cosmopolis makes both mistakes, and the result is really off-putting. Eventually Giamatti and the climactic scene finally manage to pull off what Cronenberg was trying to do, but it's too little too late.
Rated 26 Jul 2014
axleblazeaxleblaze
Rated 19 Jun 2014
71
34th
Basically Wolf of Wall Street crossed with Holy Motors but somehow far less interesting than that indicates.
Rated 19 Jun 2014
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 13 Jun 2014
58
26th
I'm a Cronenberg fan, but other than a few scenes lingering around the climax of the film (Paul Giamatti does an honestly amazing job), it doesn't feel like it was his project; It doesn't feel like it was directed by anyone at all. Some Arri Alexa achieved sentience and wandered into a limo with a Don DeLillo novel.
Rated 13 Jun 2014
drguildodrguildo
Rated 21 Feb 2014
2
7th
Pretentious and self-indulgent.
Rated 21 Feb 2014
three-questions_ii???
Rated 23 Sep 2013
57
34th
David Cronenberg's talent is more erotic when it's wasted.
Rated 23 Sep 2013
daphnlDaph_NL
Rated 28 May 2013
18
1st
Wow this was bad....
Rated 28 May 2013
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 11 May 2013
8
98th
i don't normally link to off-site reviews on here but this is one into which i put a fair amount of effort so http://themissingslate.com/2014/03/15/private-theatre-cosmopolis/
Rated 11 May 2013
cinesexualcinesexual
Rated 21 Apr 2013
85
85th
Not having read the Don DeLillo novel it's based on, I wasn't prepared for how funny this movie is. Directing his own adaptation, Cronenberg pulls fresh, witty comic performances out of all the women leads, particularly Morton, who's a scream enunciating like a powdered robot, and a deft pathos out of Pattinson. So yeah, his Twilight background might have helped him here, but instead of teen sexual angst, the weight of the world's data is on his shoulders.
Rated 21 Apr 2013
snakefood89SNAKEFOOD89
Rated 28 Feb 2013
16
1st
Despite the great source material this film was adapted from, whoever's idea it was to have all the actors limit their emotions and act like a bunch of wooden marionettes should be shot. Couldn't even finish the movie. Sure you could say most of DeLillo's lines are served cold and detached, but i still feel that the actors can take those lines and make them come alive with their delivery and movement.
Rated 28 Feb 2013
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 08 Feb 2013
60
60th
Very solid continuation of the same motifs looked at in Videodrome. The dialogue is clearly taken directly from the book, and thus doesn't work so well on film. It is intended to be read on paper so the viewer would have more time to assimilate what he's read.
Rated 08 Feb 2013
djrossdjross
Rated 26 Jan 2013
70
78th
This, not HOLY MOTORS, is for this viewer the stretch limo movie of 2012. Also, Cronenberg's best film in perhaps twenty years or more. Seems to be quite low-budget, and nearly plotless, and very "writerly" (note: have not read the book), but for those willing to go along with it, this is strangely gripping. Constitutes, along with TAKE SHELTER, KILLING THEM SOFTLY, and MAGIC MIKE, evidence of Hollywood's new, post-financial-crisis ethos.
Rated 26 Jan 2013
naurunauru
Rated 08 Jan 2013
0
0th
Unwatchable. The acting and dialog were so awful and the story so boring that I could not finish this film. It is trying so hard to be intelligent and 'avant-garde' that it fails completely in being a tolerable film.
Rated 08 Jan 2013
bingbing
Rated 01 Jan 2013
55
21st
Meandering surrealism trying to debate class unrest. Enjoyed performances, engaged with subject matter, discussed for at least an hour afterward. Didn't like it.
Rated 01 Jan 2013
danastevensdanastevens
Rated 30 Nov 2012
70
61st
Because I've long been captivated by Cronenberg's keen intelligence and highly personal cinematic vision, I took a strange pleasure in submitting to this movie's stilted but weirdly poetic rhythms. But I freely acknowledge that for others, enduring Cosmopolis may be less fun than a backseat prostate exam.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
prowlerprowler
Rated 29 Oct 2012
87
89th
pretty awesome. it's what movies like fight club strived to be but lacked the material and vision
Rated 29 Oct 2012
ratedarghratedargh
Rated 27 Oct 2012
70
44th
Finally, an example to point to when I say I don't want to get a haircut. It's fascinating and dense. It most certainly requires a second viewing. Upon initial viewing, it's best to sit back and not ask your own questions. Let it sink in, let it wash over your senses. The intrigue is there to bring you back around to it again. Whether it answers your questions or asks more is unimportant. Some may say it's lazy but sometimes the only answers that matter are the ones we determine on our own.
Rated 27 Oct 2012
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 04 Oct 2012
60
30th
Tween fan favorite Pattinson seems an amusingly apt choice to play the role of a stone faced wealthy elite billionaire isolated from the mundane world. The philosophical rhetoric of the people he encounters is fascinating but too detached. At times the people almost appear as mannequins reciting these profound sounding every day life'isms that the audience is supposed to be able to put into context. Cosmopolis would have been a weird and wonderful stage play but as a film it's pretty mediocre.
Rated 04 Oct 2012
mkellinsmkellins
Rated 02 Oct 2012
30
11th
I really wanted to like this film, after all, it is Cronenberg's. But seeing the Twilight-kid in the leading role was instantly off-putting. Pattinson looks more uncomfortable than ever. There was some interesting dialogue but everything else was utterly frustrating.
Rated 02 Oct 2012
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 24 Sep 2012
41
32nd
Cornenberg decided to make a radio play. The visuals in this story were lacking of interestingness. If you close your eyes during the film you do not miss much. I did not like much of episodic non-moving style either. Acting was nice though. Fourty-one is a prime number.
Rated 24 Sep 2012
whatisitiseewhatisitisee
Rated 23 Sep 2012
70
46th
chilling directing diminished by contrived acting and exaggerated dialogue
Rated 23 Sep 2012
karakandKarakand
Rated 22 Sep 2012
15
19th
You know how an adaptation feels painfully out of place? This is the god-emperor of that.
Rated 22 Sep 2012
obdurateObdurate
Rated 21 Sep 2012
80
67th
It's a pretty cold and detached film, with the general feel and the dialogue, which is unnatural at times, literary and symbolic. I think that in this particular type of movie, that works. I was never going to feel bad for the main character due to political reasons. However, the movie knows this I reckon, and somehow draws you into its world, and is interesting the entire time, with a nice ending. Cronenberg is a talented director who pieced this dense film together wonderfully.
Rated 21 Sep 2012
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 09 Sep 2012
99
99th
As a huge DeLillo fan, i was not disappointed. Considering it is a nearly verbatim translation of his novel, how could i be? Fortunately it is intelligent enough, hilarious enough, prophetic enough, and well-acted enough that whatever it lacks in "cinematic" greatness can be ignored in the face of how perceptive and illustrative of our 21st century post-modern age it is, in a way that perhaps no other film has yet captured. And did i mention it's funny?
Rated 09 Sep 2012
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 09 Sep 2012
65
61st
A bit underrated rigid adaptation of a rigid book about a world that looks rigid, but seems desperate for some reckless, primitive moments of chaos, when it's possible to forget numbers and predictions and embrace pleasure, sex, death -- and other mundane but essential elements of the human experience.
Rated 09 Sep 2012
venturaventura
Rated 08 Sep 2012
0
0th
Painfully boring. I left it before the end.
Rated 08 Sep 2012
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 22 Jun 2012
38
0th
I love DeLillo, I love Cronenberg, but boy is this a stinker. After trying in vain to engage with the stilted caricatures spouting excruciating cod-intellectual ennui for an hour, I walked out of the cinema for the first time in years. I was not alone either.
Rated 22 Jun 2012
hsncrspywlhsncrspywl
Rated 17 Jun 2012
71
47th
I'm a big DeLillo fan so having read the book I was expecting something very very similar - and I was left satisfied. A few minor issues with things left out compared to things left in but I think the important thing taken from the book is the dialogue - it's alien, robotic and fits the plot and tone perfectly. Cronenberg uses the performances perfectly in bringing the dialogue, themes, and characters to life. The few moments of violence really show Cronenberg's skill at terrifying an audience.
Rated 17 Jun 2012
tjekhovTjekhov
Rated 27 May 2012
75
79th
I expected something different. Something less arty, but in the end, I didn't care for my expectations, because this is film has so much else. Yes, the film is political. Yes, the dialogues are overtly literary, but at some point the film lures you in to it's unique universe. The ending was superb, sometimes it dragged along a bit, but there's meaning behind the slow progression. The intensity slowly builds and the finalé feels disgustingly surprising.
Rated 27 May 2012
brrrpbrrrp
Rated 19 Feb 2024
75
76th
Only one percent of the population gets it.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
mrcimrci
Rated 06 Nov 2023
50
32nd
One could say that it was shot in the 90s. Lots of gibberish but nonetheless it's quite an intriguing watch. Could've been better without last 30 mins dialogue.
Rated 06 Nov 2023
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 13 Jun 2022
56
36th
If you view the film as literal and meant to be taking place in the real world, then it's bound to seem awful and pretentious with its non-stop blowhard pseudo-intellectual hypothesizing and monologues full of purposefully unnatural dialogue and bizarre quotes lines like "Holes are interesting. There are books about holes." Weird and not necessarily "good" but quite interesting.
Rated 13 Jun 2022
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 26 May 2022
65
69th
good movie
Rated 26 May 2022
kasperlKasperL
Rated 18 Jan 2021
55
39th
This is all about DeLillo's stylished dialogue, so watching it with the sound turned down low - and, thus, relying mostly on translated subtitles - was a poor decision.
Rated 18 Jan 2021
akatemossfanAKateMossFan
Rated 16 Dec 2020
1
8th
doyler29doyler29
Rated 22 Oct 2019
50
13th
This adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel is in English, but may as well have not been. I understood what the characters said to each other, but it meant nothing to me. The performances are all wonderful, and their were sparks of interest, but the characters all spoke at each other in strange, disinterested tones that ultimately matched my disinterest.
Rated 22 Oct 2019
metalhankmetalhank
Rated 23 Nov 2018
63
56th
While I really enjoyed the bleak future being shown, it is not an easy watch mainly because of it's pacing, at times. I found all the actors doing a marvelous job with the material and characters they are given. I think it deserves either another view or the novel it is based on should be read.
Rated 23 Nov 2018
bizortbizort
Rated 08 Sep 2018
40
16th
It might be a good film but it makes me want to hate it so I won't dig too long to find out. It all felt like a bad and self-indulgent play
Rated 08 Sep 2018
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 28 Oct 2017
80
81st
cronenberg, bir zamanlar yarattığı harikaları zamana uygun biçimde modifiye ederek yaratıyor adeta. sıradan bir film gibi izlenmiyor çünkü belli bir noktaya kadar karakterlerini kendisi de ciddiye almıyor gibi geliyor. ama diyaloglar tutuyor -ki şu filme kofti entelektüellik yakıştırması yapılıyorsa sarf edilen cümleler sadece duyuluyor, anlaşılmıyor demektir.- ayrıca defalarca izlenebilecek değil, izlenmesi gereken bir film olduğunu da not etmeli.
Rated 28 Oct 2017
xanianXanian
Rated 15 Sep 2016
63
23rd
A movie that is honestly disappointing, coming from a master like Cronenberg. Tries too hard to find order in chaos, with the train of characters becoming exhausting as the movie drones on. Platitudes and pseudo intellectual discussions galore.
Rated 15 Sep 2016
cluedon657Cluedon657
Rated 14 Dec 2015
2
1st
So pretentious it gets lost up its own backside.
Rated 14 Dec 2015
ehk2ehk2
Rated 01 Dec 2015
30
40th
I don't care about the film I've seen and what it says, after I read the news that Pattison and Cronenberg rang the opening bell of New York Stock Exchange in promotion to their film in 2012. Don't over-analyse, it is not worth it. If Cronenberg (not DeLillo) has anything to say for financial capitalism, it is not for me.
Rated 01 Dec 2015
paulofilmopaulofilmo
Rated 16 Nov 2015
74
90th
I had to up this a point. I think about it all the time.
Rated 16 Nov 2015
chemical404chemical404
Rated 25 Jun 2015
41
27th
Eh, this is so dry and boring.
Rated 25 Jun 2015
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 22 Mar 2015
55
18th
Cronenberg's intimate and claustrophobic direction isn't enough to bring DeLillo's work to the screen in a satisfying manner. It just isn't very cinematic. Pattinson was either the absolute worst choice or the best: he is lifeless. Whether thats on on purpose or not- I don't know.
Rated 22 Mar 2015
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 02 Mar 2015
3
73rd
It's a fascinating mix of themes in a satirical, arch, stagey and good-looking/sounding package but pulled far more than it landed.
Rated 02 Mar 2015
salomaordsalomaord
Rated 02 Jan 2015
50
0th
David Cronenberg #7
Rated 02 Jan 2015
dawolfeyDaWolfey
Rated 09 Nov 2014
65
81st
Everything about this film is confusing. There is a story happening, but we're not really watching it.
Rated 09 Nov 2014
mrhappyMr.Happy
Rated 11 Oct 2014
79
53rd
I've watched it about a month ago but didn't find time to write this untill now. I remember thinking that it's true that this film has some imperfections but my mind had no problem filling these small gaps in the road with qck mental cement and simply enjoying the sights of the ride. I'll have to rewatch to adjust the rating but I think 79 isn't far off. The novel style dialogue isn't bad, at least it secures meaningful dialogues. (Example imperfection: a visionary knows better than to bet all.)
Rated 11 Oct 2014
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 11 Oct 2014
53
41st
Intriguing. Violent and pseudo-philosophical but tongue-in-cheek. Reminded me of Scorsese (think Wolf of Wall-street meets After Hours). Ultimately not great, though.
Rated 11 Oct 2014
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 14 Sep 2014
50
35th
Interesting.
Rated 14 Sep 2014
filmfreak88filmfreak88
Rated 14 Sep 2014
70
54th
The film is way too wordy, and its dialogue too novelistic, for its own good but competent performances from a respectable cast, occasional bursts of psychological precision, and a palpable sense of looming chaos and perpetual decay make for an engaging experience.
Rated 14 Sep 2014
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 13 Sep 2014
3
45th
A strange, tough, challenging film of ideas that unfortunately feels stillborn under the weight of its stagey form, ultra-literary dialogue, and didactic tone. Even so, there's something inherently alluring about its sheer obscurity. A few of the setpieces are nearly brilliant, particularly the climax.
Rated 13 Sep 2014
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 04 Apr 2014
4
22nd
Cosmopolis was such a confusing disappointment for me. I'm a huge David Cronenberg fan and love so many of his films. But this did absolutely nothing for me. His trademark craft and style is present and although I admire what he's trying to do, I was just bored to tears. I imagine that the book would of been much more interesting, but as a film it just doesn't translate well on screen. And I can't stand Pattinson. Maybe a second viewing would be beneficial, but I don't think I've got the energy.
Rated 04 Apr 2014
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 17 Jan 2014
6
83rd
cronenberg movies always feature a degree of weirdness, particularly on the outside, but i can't imagine he's made a film that feels as bizarre to the very core as this. most starkly is the extremely stilted dialogue and script, and every character and event is a metaphor for something related to the financial crisis, from the big rich guys to the wannabe revolutionaries to the very machinations of the monetary system itself. all of this is both awesome and incomprehensible. it's also a comedy.
Rated 17 Jan 2014
3drevelation3dRevelation
Rated 11 Jan 2014
60
23rd
I'm indifferent. I don't care about Packer or anyone else here. I pretty much knew that because I have read DeLillo's novel, but I wanted to see how Cronenberg adapted it.
Rated 11 Jan 2014
diogowebDiogoweb
Rated 10 Jan 2014
75
46th
http://filmedodia.net/fdd314-cosmopolis2012-cosmopolis
Rated 10 Jan 2014
katieevanskatieevans
Rated 31 Dec 2013
77
68th
thanks for the blue balls, david! anyway, this felt a lot like waking life.
Rated 31 Dec 2013
redactedredacted
Rated 25 Nov 2013
76
60th
Cronenberg, DeLillo + Giamatti is quite a cocktail. Most of this film feels like the two (rarely more) characters that are partaking in discourse, are doing so down separate threads of dialogue. Ironically, in the final scene when the two men's lives could not be more divorced do they seem closest to properly conversing. I'm noticing a descent theme in Cberg's scripts with a detachment kicker & DD's Cosmopolis is the shoe that fits. Unique to say the least, but broad enough to draw you in.
Rated 25 Nov 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 07 Oct 2013
58
19th
57.500
Rated 07 Oct 2013
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 05 Sep 2013
65
21st
Good lord is this a slow movie. I feel like it could've been great if they had trimmed it down but it just takes so long. Follows the self-destruction of a man/boy who took so much time and effort protecting himself from the outside world.
Rated 05 Sep 2013
alexandermgAlexanderMG
Rated 21 Aug 2013
88
54th
The dialogue (which is really all there is) in the film is brilliant, insightful, and original. Its commentary on capitalism is interesting and novel. I can, however, see why people find it pretentious, which is why I think this one is so polarizing. Yes it is cold and verbose, but is rich with various messages. Very similar to Waking Life in a way, in my opinion.
Rated 21 Aug 2013
tamcamTamCam
Rated 10 Jul 2013
72
59th
I was very reluctant to watch this one, since I have troubles with Pattinson. However, he was the best candidate as he doesn't show any facial expressions which is perfect for this role. Also, I seem to be into negative future predictions in film, so I found this one quite entertaining.
Rated 10 Jul 2013
cyberedgeCyberedge
Rated 06 Jun 2013
40
2nd
The paintings during end credits were the best part of the movie to me. I was probably not focussed enough to understand any prurpose in this movie..
Rated 06 Jun 2013
nick-hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 02 Jun 2013
40
19th
The fantastic ending dialogue was not enough to save this confusing mess of a movie.
Rated 02 Jun 2013
mandymandy
Rated 17 May 2013
5
18th
Effective, soul destroying look at the emptiness of modern life
Rated 17 May 2013
wezzoWezzo
Rated 07 May 2013
70
26th
A bit of a Holy Motors situation, in that the didactic, detached and cold approach serve as such a high barrier to intellectual "entry" that I can't quite decide what I thought. Meaningless bullshit? Or a thoughtful treatise on 21st century class? I am not sure. I quite enjoyed the ride, though, prostate analysis aside..
Rated 07 May 2013
lunheurlunheur
Rated 26 Apr 2013
85
74th
I actually liked this. What can I say? I'm a sick pup.
Rated 26 Apr 2013
janusjanus
Rated 25 Apr 2013
30
5th
At worst this is dead-on-arrival, no-effort agitprop. At best, and likeliest, it's a self-aware experiment, cranking DeLillo's didacticism and Cronenberg's own coldness to near-parodic levels at the purposeful expense of every narrative axiom ever laid down. Either way, it's a fucking chore to watch and I hate its guts. Booooooooooo.
Rated 25 Apr 2013
pzinggpzingg
Rated 15 Mar 2013
90
69th
You smell like American Psycho with a touch of Naked Lunch, and a whiff of Existenz.
Rated 15 Mar 2013
caimancaiman
Rated 23 Feb 2013
82
68th
An impenetrable dense glob of a movie. Characters speak coldly, emotionless, about topics ranging from death to capitalism to prostates. The dialog is hypnotically obtuse, even poetic at times. This is a film that loves to throw ideas at you but doesn't care about resolving anything. It's also spellbinding, intriguing, and strangely haunting. I can't say I understand everything this movie has to say it, but I definitely am fascinated by it all.
Rated 23 Feb 2013
synticSyntic
Rated 14 Feb 2013
70
7th
I like the premise but it seems kind of poorly executed. I mean we get a few glimpses into Eric's psychological situation but I can't seem to find the overarching point here. Feels like it tried too hard to be deep and didn't focus enough on a cohesive story line or fleshed out characters.
Rated 14 Feb 2013
perrystroikaPerryStroika
Rated 10 Feb 2013
56
27th
What does a star studded cast (Juliette Binoche, Samantha Morton, Paul Giamatti), a certifiable genius writer director, a story from an acclaimed American novelist and 20 million dollars get you? An hour and forty minutes of confusing, elliptical dialogue filled with didactic lectures about capitalism. Movies cannot just talk about their ideas; they have to dramatize them.
Rated 10 Feb 2013
dtortumdtortum
Rated 09 Feb 2013
90
69th
Tam izleyemedim ama holy motors'la gunumuzu en guzel yansitan filmler.
Rated 09 Feb 2013
duderDuder
Rated 28 Jan 2013
40
3rd
I do not even want to talk about this movie.
Rated 28 Jan 2013
prismaticPrismatic
Rated 26 Jan 2013
72
33rd
Considering Cronenberg's powerhouse productions over the last decade, this foray into anti-capitalistic existentialism is somewhat of a letdown. Beautifully shot and lit; however there was so much pretense that I couldn't help but force my way through the lifeless dialogue.
Rated 26 Jan 2013
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 23 Jan 2013
70
42nd
I truly wanted to believe I was witnessing something special. Perhaps it got so thick and convoluted that I simply couldn't keep pace. Patterson's performance is... uneven to me. At times excellent, at times simply "too" stoic and stone-faced (undoubtedly done intentionally, but not so that it makes it any better or more palatable). I argue that the supporting cast almost all outperform R-Patz. The first half is VERY heavily seasoned with political & economic theories. Very solid ending though.
Rated 23 Jan 2013
worstcasesceworstcasesce
Rated 20 Jan 2013
1
0th
The first 20 minutes are absolute horseshit, and after that it's really a matter of personal taste. There's a lot to like, but boy is there a lot to dislike. Your mileage may vary: the movie. Score is not a grade.
Rated 20 Jan 2013
andaybandayb
Rated 16 Jan 2013
63
58th
cosmopolis is a mixed bag, while the script is intriguing, the movie has some serious pacing issues, and the plot leaves you wondering whether this one should have never been adapted to the silver screen. there's some good photography, some off beat dialogues, but Pattinson is way out of his league, and thus the movie suffers.
Rated 16 Jan 2013
miawallcemiawallce
Rated 12 Jan 2013
53
14th
i love cronenberg and i respect what he trying do to. although this material can be work for book, its too much for a movie...
Rated 12 Jan 2013
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 04 Jan 2013
69
28th
I feel like this probably works better in novel format. As a film it plays like Waking Life, a series of philosophical conversations loosely threaded together, but ultimately is far more of an endurance test.
Rated 04 Jan 2013

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