Maléfique

SPOILER ALERT! A transsexual breastfeeding a retarded cannibal who grew up with pigs and ate his sister. The transsexual is played by Clovis Cornillac. Can such a scene, or such a crazy film, be rated at all...?! Three of my favorite users have seen the film with ratings of 1, 3, and 5 stars. That exactly corresponds to my reservations. I appreciate the originality, which cannot be questioned, but the perverse mishmash didn't sit well with me, only in small details. (12/22/2023)

I have no idea what the director was aiming for, because this was really poorly executed. The characters, on which the whole story relied, were unbearable to watch. The dialogues were completely pointless. The atmosphere was somewhat trying, the setting hit the right note, and one gory scene was worth it. Unfortunately, there is nothing else to praise. It's a bit of a mishmash without a coherent order. Actually, I wasn't even interested in how it would end. The ending was just absolutely terrible. (09/04/2017)

I acknowledge that the core premise and the atmosphere can’t be judged other than positively, but what else does this film have? An appalling quartet of actors portraying even more appalling characters, nonsensical rules (or rather, no rules, like in almost every fantasy film, that’s why I hate the genre) and, well, that’s it. Even with that undoubtedly remarkable premise, I can’t consider Maléfique as an above-par film. (08/18/2010)