This is a stunningly awful film that looks and presents gorgeously. Fantastic production values, excellent acting and initially intriguing characters set an interesting stage of high-society madness before the supposed ‘plot’ begins. Setup and framework lull the viewer into thinking they are watching a movie about a musical rivalry slowly escalating into violence and psychosis, then… everything shifts for the horrible. The core of this film relies upon motivation so outlandish, ridiculous and nigh offensive that it renders obvious production values into pretty detritus. Additionally agonizing, a majority of major plot beats are delivered in ham-fisted exposition dumps that try to trick the viewers into thinking anything makes sense. Nothing does. It is hard to imagine that someone read this script and had their eureka moment, instead we are treated to a meandering, absurdist and indulgent mess with admittedly phenomenal production values. And therein lies a problem: from grandiose to grotesque this movie presents amazingly. Visually, auditory, horrifically, and with all the actor commitment you could hope for, by sheer virtue of the presentation and gonzo script, this movie elevates itself better the worst and slightly above forgettable, but not far beyond either.
The Perfection