Exterminating Angels is undeniably arousing.
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03/10/07
Exterminating Angels (2007)
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Reviews Counted:43
Fresh:20
Rotten:23
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Explicit and shocking, but there is no substance or statement on human behavior underneath the taboo-breaking.
Theatrical Release:Mar 7, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: François, a filmmaker, is preparing a thriller. During screen tests for a brief nude scene with an actress, he discovers the pleasure some women can have in the transgression of minor erotic... [More]
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Reviews for Exterminating Angels
Has heat but little light; it speaks of pleasure while treating it as a dirty word. The cast huffs and puffs but the exercise, sadly, remains academic.
03/16/07
Erection-inducing but borderline gynophobic.
02/22/07
Critics I admire have assured me that many of Brisseau's earlier films are less silly, more interesting, and even commendable.
05/10/07
Top CriticEndless auditions get the annoying Francois nowhere closer to grasping what turns women on.
05/11/07
The content may be dubious, but the execution is hypnotic.
05/10/07
Top CriticProvocative, erotic and unforced Exterminating Angels is a cautionary story about the perils of awakening useless desire.
02/20/07
It's not smart enough to actually pull off what it purports to do, and it's not free enough to simply enjoy itself.
05/10/07
By the end, you're likely to be left wondering, 'What was the point of what I just watched?'
03/06/07
It was good for me.
02/28/07
If the movie was meant to render sympathy to Brisseau, it only reinforces how monstrously repugnant he is. The audacity to suggest his complete innocence makes the whole thing seem like black comedy, only the core sentiment is not funny.
03/12/07
Gorgeous French silliness, yes, featuring stunning women having languorous, artful sex with each other. What was I saying? Oh yes, the silliness. Artful, gorgeous, sexy, sure, but ridiculous nonetheless.
05/04/07
The movie, for all its huffing and puffing, explores very little, even if some of it is sexy in a Howard Stern-meets-9 1/2 Weeks way.
03/07/07
Top CriticAn act of nearly overwhelming self-congratulation ... like Wings of Desire directed by Zalman King.
03/08/07
It lacks any introspection to illuminate the erotic subject matter.
05/22/07
It's about the sex, stupid.
03/06/07
Can the modern man handle Brisseau's cup of tea? The answer: Dude! All-girl threesome!
03/06/07
Alternately provocative and highly silly, the film overcomes its more ludicrous aspects through its glossy visual style, its frequent doses of humor and the obvious associations it evokes to its creator's real-life experiences.
03/07/07
The beauties of Brisseau's movies lie in their defiantly messy imperfections: pretty poison all the way.
02/13/07
It's hard to tell if Brisseau is a raging misogynist or a radical feminist, and what makes the movie interesting is that he's probably a little bit of both.
04/26/07
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