Euphoria (2017) | Film Review

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This seems to be one of those obscure films that hardly anyone has heard of. I added it to my 'to watch' list ages ago, based on the fact that it stars and was produced by Alicia Vikander, who is one of my favourite actresses.

Two estranged sisters, Ines (Alicia Vikander) and Emilie (Eva Green) reconnect by going on holiday to a remote area. But what are the true motivations of this trip? And what secrets are the sisters hiding?

There were a lot of things that I liked about the film, however as a whole it wasn't my cup of tea.

For a start, one of the best things about the film is the tension that's created from literally the first second on screen. But even more than that, you can feel the tension between these sisters. You know nothing about them, their lives, or their relationship, but you get everything you need by just watching them look at each other.

Another great thing about film was how clear the theme of family/sisterly love became throughout the film. It didn't start off that way, but by the end it's clear how much the sisters care for each other.

In addition to this, it's the kind of film where you feel like you really can't trust anyone, and none of the characters are likeable - you can't warm to them. I definitely feel like this is intentional - just like Ines' character, the audience is kept on the outside for all of the film.

But the bad thing about being kept on the outside in a film like this is that you don't have time to get to know any of the characters, and because of that, you don't care about them at all.

This is particularly bad about the sisters, who are our main characters. You know there are unexplored secrets in their pasts, but you don't care enough about them to wait for as long as it takes for these secrets to come out.

So while there are interesting, good points about the film, ultimately you end up wondering what the point of it was.

When you get to the end of it, you find that there's no clear moral or message, and while a film definitely doesn't have to have a message, the problem with this film not having one is that it's not entertaining enough to hold itself up without one.

I'd actually love to know where the initial idea for the film came from, because I feel like that might help me to understand what the meaning is behind it.

Overall, definitely not a film that's going to change your life, and it's very boring in some places. I liked it enough to watch the whole thing, but probably won't be watching again.

4/10