Michael's Movie Grade: A-
A terrifying, suspenseful and oddly touching French film.
This movie has clear elements of suspense, horror, comedy and family drama but does not fit neatly into any of those boxes. I have never seen another film quite like Titane and I doubt you have either. This movie has so many twist and turns that I could never once see where it was going. This kept me on the edge of my seat and unable to look away from the screen no matter how grotesque any scene got. Through much of the first part of the film, one feels they have a pretty good idea what type of movie they are about to watch. We see a young woman (Agathe Rousselle) use her sexuality to violent murder multiple people (in a series of really violent set pieces). Yet this movie then takes what has happened and takes us in a direction, no would have seen coming. All along the way this movie takes you for a wild ride. While I am always hesitant to care or emotionally connect with fictional characters that perform horrible violent acts, this film was so well done it is a major exception. There is something surprisingly sweet and touching about the latter part of this movie and that works heavily to the film's advantage. This film can be watched on two levels. On one hand you can watch it trying to understand all the symbolism and follow the stranger and more mysterious parts of the story or you can take it on face value and just enjoy the ride. Either way this is like nothing you have seen before and it is a movie that will stay with you and haunt you long after the credits are finished.
This may not be for everyone, but for those who don't mind something far off the beaten path, this is a must see.
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