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Demonlover (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 73

Fresh: 35

Rotten:38

Average Rating: 5.5/10

Consensus: A stylish but convoluted mess without any sympathetic characters.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 19, 2003 Limited

Box Office: $39,284

Synopsis: In this dark French thriller directed by Olivier Assayas, Connie Nielsen (GLADIATOR) stars as Diane, an ambitious corporate climber. As Diane ruthlessly cuts down her rivals, she finds herself... In this dark French thriller directed by Olivier Assayas, Connie Nielsen (GLADIATOR) stars as Diane, an ambitious corporate climber. As Diane ruthlessly cuts down her rivals, she finds herself negotiating an important deal with the imposing Hervé Le Millinec (Charles Berling) and the producers of hi-tech, pornographic Japanese anime films. Eventually, her subversive business techniques lead her into the decadent and mysterious world of "The Hellfire Club," an interactive torture and S&M website. Can Diane maintain control of her increasingly shadowy and confusing situation? And can she continue to eliminate her opponents before they eliminate her? With DEMONLOVER, Assayas has created a film that is immersed in the seedy and corporate elements of early 21st century pop culture--a world where big business, Japanese animation, and sex violently collide. Nielsen, who speaks fluent French, is compelling as Diane, an ice queen who refuses to allow any emotion to stand in her way. The cast is rounded out by the formidable Berling, Chloë Sevigny in a duplicitous role, and Gina Gershon as a trashy American counterpart to Diane. Alternatively atmospheric and jarring, Assayas' film is enhanced by Sonic Youth's cool, evocative score. [More]

Starring: Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloë Sevigny, Gina Gershon

Starring: Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloë Sevigny, Gina Gershon, Dominique Reymond

Director: Olivier Assayas

Director: Olivier Assayas
Screenwriter: Olivier Assayas
Studio: Palm Pictures

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Delving into confusion and messing with genre expectations, as well as making some serious points about contemporary morality, this is thought-provoking film. Though not exactly an entirely successful one.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
03/02/08
Daniel Etherington
Channel 4 Film

Rather than deepening the mystery and sense of intoxication, the picture soon becomes one prolonged and very bad hangover.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/02/08
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Flatulent, conceited and very, very confusing.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
03/02/08
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

It's fun for a while, but gets steadily more opaque, elliptical and annoying.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
03/02/08
Philip French
Observer [UK]

It's gripping and provocative, making effective use of actor Charles Berling and the music of Sonic Youth.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/02/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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A potent film.

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08/14/07
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Over and over, people hold solemn, antagonistic meetings over who'll get the rights to make computer-generated sleaze.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
05/28/07
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Our wait for a decent corporate espionage / interactive virtual porn film continues.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
12/30/06
Alan Morrison
Empire Magazine

A silly, oddly disagreeable movie.

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01/26/06
Time Out

Yes, the subject is entertainment in the 21st century. A shame that it's not more entertaining.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Bob Westal
Film Threat

There are those who see something brilliant and profound here. All I can see, however, is the confused work of a director who for some reason completely abandoned style and substance.

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03/05/05
Ethan Alter
NYC Film Critic

...exhausting and mind-numbing.

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01/30/05
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

It ends up feeling like we arrived through a bad dream in Neverland.

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01/05/05
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A bleak cyber-thriller that bids you to see through the glossy images on the screen's surface.

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05/14/04
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette

Exhilaratingly original.

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05/11/04
Jamie Russell
BBC

This global thriller seriously plays with your head ... refusing to resolve itself into something clear-cut. But the approach is assured and intelligent.

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05/01/04
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Though film buffs will like the many references, the story takes a back seat to the visuals, and images, no matter how sensational, can only carry a film so far.

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04/09/04
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com

While Assayas is masterful at creating an eerie mood and has a far-sighted grasp of future shock, he seems to have left orbit while trying to tie up Demonlover's loose ends

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03/30/04
Matt Kelemen
Las Vegas CityLife

By far one of the most interesting and thoughtful pieces of cinema to savage American cinema screens in ages, and certainly the only incoming French mind-warper with a soundtrack by Sonic Youth.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
12/07/03
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Demonlover is the kind of film that wants to make you feel stupid for not liking it.

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12/04/03
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly
 
 
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