Holy Motors Review

Not gonna lie, Holy Motors may be the strangest movie I've ever seen. Released in 2012, Holy Motors is Franco-German fantasy/drama that is like nothing I've ever seen before. The film was met with very positive reviews from critics and even appeared on numerous best of the year lists. The plot is simple but doesn't make much sense. A man named Mr. Oscar spends his day dressing up as other people and taking part in their lives. There’s a poor old woman, a crazy homeless guy, an old man on his death bed, a hit man, and a couple other roles. All of which can actually be related to roles that are commonly found in movies. One of the more interesting ones would be when he put on a motion tracking suit and simulated fighting (which is becoming more and more common in movies). Holy Motors is a movie of actions not words, there isn't a lot of speaking. The story is told through these absurd characters and crazy events. The acting is well done for the most part. The only stand out performance would be the lead actor who plays the character perfectly; the actor even won a couple awards for his part. Now the thing is I don't know why I liked this movie, but I did. The story doesn't make sense, there isn't much dialog and what there is isn't great, and for the most part the movie doesn't have a lot going for it. But there's something mesmerizing about Holy Motors that we don't see often in film. I would actually recommend this movie to others, it's really unique and I respect the director for taking such unorthodox chances. While movies like Holy Motors don't always work out, it's nice to see something every once in a while that's just really weird.