Henry McHenry (Adam Driver) is a famous experimental comedian. Ann Defrasnoux (Marion Cotillard) is a renown opera singer. It's a world wind romance and they have a daughter named Annette which is a marionette puppet.
This reminds me of a 70's rock opera. It's a bit experimental with plenty of surreal touches. It does hit a few potholes along the way. The first one is Henry's standup performance early in the movie. It happens a lot when actors try to play comedians. They can pretend to be funny but when they do a full standup, they fall flat. Here, Adam Driver is doing more an experimental art performance than a standup. He's not actually funny and that takes away from the reality of his character. I would chop up his performance to hide its non-funniness. I do like Adam as an actor. He's very magnetic even when he plays a dark unlikable lead and he's unlikable here. This is super surreal. The director is throwing a lot of intriguing elements into this. Not all of it works but it's never not interesting.
This reminds me of a 70's rock opera. It's a bit experimental with plenty of surreal touches. It does hit a few potholes along the way. The first one is Henry's standup performance early in the movie. It happens a lot when actors try to play comedians. They can pretend to be funny but when they do a full standup, they fall flat. Here, Adam Driver is doing more an experimental art performance than a standup. He's not actually funny and that takes away from the reality of his character. I would chop up his performance to hide its non-funniness. I do like Adam as an actor. He's very magnetic even when he plays a dark unlikable lead and he's unlikable here. This is super surreal. The director is throwing a lot of intriguing elements into this. Not all of it works but it's never not interesting.