Leviathan

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2014

If a fish were browsing for an avant-garde horror movie about a giant, mindless machine descending upon its piscine community, scooping up its neighbors, eviscerating them alive and shipping them far away to be eaten, this is the one. Filmed aboard a fishing trawler, there is no context or commentary; sometimes it’s hard to even tell what you’re looking at. Perhaps that’s the point. The visuals are immersive, sometimes striking, frequently repetitive. Critics love this move. Me, I can appreciate it, but would recommend it only to fans of experimental cinema. Seems very little was left on the cutting room floor. (87 min)