Babylon
"Your time today is through but you'll spend eternity dinning with angels and ghosts"
A truly aggressive love letter to cinema.
The chaotic hedonistic intro really pulls you in for a great film but it's own chaos might be too much for some (not me though). There were many times I found myself laughing, feel sad, or tell myself "what the fuck", sometimes that happened all within 5 minutes
I enjoyed the whole casts performances (not brad pitt) but the standouts for me were Margot Robbie and Diego Calva. We see both characters try to conquer film world and the obstacles they face and what they are willing to sacrifice to get to the top and stay there. You can tell how much heart and soul Margot put into this character. Diego is a true star, charming and charismatic, he manages to captures and secure your attention every time he is on screen.
My one issue with the film is the underutilization of Jovan Adepo and Li Jun Li. Both of their characters were very interesting yet they didn't get to have there story's as fleshed out but they still gave great performances.