Emilia Pérez - Reviews

...technically, it delivers; I can’t think of another musical movie about Mexican drug cartels and trans issues, and certainly not one that has so little to say about either.

Jacques Audiard’s gangster trans musical barrels along in style.

acques Audiard’s riotously entertaining trans Mexican cartel musical.

...is the ultimate intersectional exercise in supporting women’s wrongs – and whether you hate it or admire it boils down to how much you weigh its penchant for musical realism.

Everyone should watch Emilia Perez for the groundbreaking film that it is, but the message at the heart of it all stands out the most.

...a joyfully erratic opera swirled with a soapy melodrama.

Here is an unusual film from a restless mind.

A cartel tale that makes Breaking Bad and Narcos feel oh-so-run-of-the-mill, this is unlike any other movie you’ll see this year.

With explorations of themes ranging from identity to forgiveness to corruption and fear and self-love, “Emelia Pérez” is one of the most creative and striking films of the year.

Watching “Emilia Pérez” is akin to tasting a combination of substances that haven’t previously been put together, at first being taken aback by the bizarre taste but still going in for another sip.

You’ve probably never seen a movie like Emilia Perez before...

...it never fully crumbles, never loses faith in the vision at hand. Some movies can only wish to have that kind of blindly glorious commitment.

...the movie will deservedly find a legion of fans for those cinematic sparks alone.

Originell musikal om knarkkung som byter kön.

Det är häpnadsväckande hur den franske regissören Jacques Audiard har lyckats kombinera en transsexuell utvecklingshistoria med vuxenmusikal och placera dem mitt i knarkkartellernas våldsamma Mexico City.