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Critic Reviews for Enter the Void (Soudain le vide)
All Critics (93) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (67) | Rotten (26)
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As with most of Noé's films, Enter the Void is a bright, bratty middle finger, making it the perfect setting for a natural-born provocatrice such as de la Huerta.
November 4, 2020 | Full Review… -
It's a form of atheistic spiritualism that Noé treats as sci-fi, like a drug-fueled melodrama as told by 2001's star child.
July 27, 2020 | Full Review… -
Enter The Void is ridiculous, funny, shocking and crazy - but it's also utterly seductive.
August 24, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
In visual terms, it's a whiz-bang marvel of swooping and soaring camera work and psychedelic imagery, lit by the gaudy fluorescence of Tokyo's seamier nightclubs.
January 1, 2011 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
If you yourself are stoked for a lurid, oversexed, stupid-with-Freud Midnight Movie extravaganza -- a trip to El Topo via Mulholland Drive -- there are worse ways to spend 2 1/2 hours.
December 31, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
"I hated that" will be a common refrain among people leaving showings of Enter the Void. Don't be surprised, though, if you find yourself still thinking about the movie the next day.
December 8, 2010 | Rating: 3/4
Audience Reviews for Enter the Void (Soudain le vide)
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Sep 30, 2015Enter the Void is an amazing film and a unique experience. It is refreshing to watch a film that is challenging and conveys an author's vision. Recommended to those who crave the extraordinary.Robert B Super Reviewer
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Feb 05, 2013Arresting visuals. Unique storytelling. Sex. Drugs. Death. Reincarnation. It all sums up to nothing somehow. Maybe that explains the title, but it doesn't explain the running time. Still, a very interesting project.Hugo S Super Reviewer
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Jan 22, 2013Ssince this is a movie made by the guy who also made Sodomite, you can always expect to see some explicit sex scene. The story is pretty sad and tragic to be honest. I can also say that the first person POV usage reminds me of Jonas Akerlund's music video Smack my Bitch Up and the early scene is clearly a homage to Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. It's a good movie but still not as spectacular as Noe's other movie, Irreversible.Cita W Super Reviewer
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Feb 04, 2012No matter how you cut it, "Enter the Void" is one crazy and downright morbid mind-bending experience that is quite a strain on anyone who views the film. This is not for the faint of the heart by any means, and I mean you better know what you are getting yourself into. Nobody I can think of besides myself and my best friend Brad could endure such a film, let alone garner an artistic and deeper look into the human condition and more so in death. The film is rated NC-17 as it contains extremely graphic and mature material including nudity, sexual content, language and some very disturbing visuals. Also of note, the film is not recommended for anyone with epilepsy or sensitivity to extreme flashing lights as the film can induce seizures. Overall, my experience "into the void" if you will, was quite an extraordinary one as the film demonstrated very original and extreme use of camera angels and artistic use of special effects. By no means is this an easy film or even enjoyable story but a very complex and original one that really draws the viewers into the seedy underworld of Tokyo and the terror behind every wall. The film uses a point of view camera perspective (as Brad pointed out the first we noticed with an effect for blinking) and the only time we see the main character is when he looks in a mirror or he is looking down on his body after he has died. The film is remarkable in it's perspective of Tokyo from the view of the recently deceased as he floats around seeing the destruction and sadness he has caused and the suffering of his sister. While one of the toughest films to view along with works such as "Salo or The 120 Days of Sodom" and "In the Realm of the Senses", "Enter the Void" is one worth watching for all it's creativity and complex story for those brave enough to endure it.Chris B Super Reviewer
Enter the Void (Soudain le vide) Quotes
Oscar: | I have a gun. I have a gun. I'm going to shoot. If you don't leave, I'll shoot. |
Oscar: | "If she ever gets pregnant, I'll kill the baby. I swear to God. " |
Oscar: | If she ever gets pregnant, I'll kill the baby. I swear to God. |
Alex: | Alex: The drug guy, he's a dirty bastard you know. Yeah, he likes boys. Oscar: Who is this? Alex: Bruno, the guy that gave me drugs. Don't even take a drink. You take a drink, you might wake up two days later with his shit in your mouth, you know. [pause] Alex: Or your own shit, you know. I should be able to get him to see you today but I won't come back with you so you should be careful. You know what his new trick is? He can't even be turned on by fucking now, so what he does is... Oscar: [looking over the balcony] Hey... I'm not gonna *jump* from here, am I? Alex: Hey, once a new guy gives him a blowjob, yeah, he sticks his finger inside his own ass, and then he wipes his finger on the back of their head. So they walk around with shit on their hair. |
Alex: | The drug guy, he's a dirty bastard you know. Yeah, he likes boys. |
Oscar: | Who is this? |
Linda: | Bruno, the guy that gave me drugs. Don't even take a drink. You take a drink, you might wake up two days later with his shit in your mouth, you know. [pause] Or your own shit, you know. I should be able to get him to see you today but I won't come back with you so you should be careful. You know what his new trick is? He can't even be turned on by fucking now, so what he does is... |
Oscar: | [looking over the balcony] Hey... I'm not gonna *jump* from here, am I? |
Alex: | Hey, once a new guy gives him a blowjob, yeah, he sticks his finger inside his own ass, and then he wipes his finger on the back of their head. So they walk around with shit on their hair. |
Linda: | This thing is not my brother. |
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