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Ex Drummer

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Three rock musicians find a drummer whose dark ambitions may ruin them all.
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Chris Norris Film Comment Magazine One of the film's greatest strengths is its rendering of punk's style, sound, and seedy milieu, showing in explicit detail how lost souls might redeem themselves in one explosive half-hour in the spotlight. Nov 14, 2013 Full Review Mike Hale New York Times The visual dexterity exhibited by Mr. Mortier, in his feature debut, and his cinematographer, Glynn Speeckaert, may keep you watching if not necessarily involved. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 3, 2011 Full Review Nicolas Rapold Village Voice The flashy adaptation of the book by aging Belgian provocateur Herman Brusselmans is as systematically offensive and boisterously vulgar as its degenerate punk protagonists. Or at least that's the aim. Mar 1, 2011 Full Review Mariko McDonald Film Threat One of those rare films that still manages to haunt you long after you leave the theatre, for people who like that kind of thing. Rated: 4.5/5 Aug 12, 2008 Full Review Jon Fortgang Film4 Visually exhilarating but also purposefully - and pointlessly - outrageous. Not for the faint hearted. Rated: 2.5/5 Nov 9, 2007 Full Review Matthew Turner ViewLondon A punk film in more ways than one, Ex Drummer is sordid, relentlessly nihilistic and extremely violent, but it's also impressively directed and unlike anything else you'll see this year. Rated: 4/5 Nov 8, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Un film che a parer mio va assolutamente visto, esoso, esagerato e con violenza gratuita e volgarità surreale, ma nasconde davvero qualcosa di più. Regia, colori e fotografia sono qualcosa di sensazionale, ad oggi il film che meglio rende l'idea di squallido. Non da meno è anche la presenza dell'ottima musica, che dire... se sei alla ricerca di quello squallore finissimo che ti tiene incollato allo schermo questo é il film giusto: essenza del punk. Disponibile su prime video. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Sick film, a love it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is disturbing! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Que es la adaptación de un libro se nota y de muy buena forma, algo diferente, decadente con una música excelente. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I've had this one laying around for ages, as I think I won it in some random Interweb contest, so I was happy to finally give ti a spin and see what's up. The story of a group of misfits trying to form a rock band and the ensuing manipulations and chaos that this causes are rather engaging, though I don't know how often I would revisit the film. Rental? Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Being Belgian myself, I was able to read the book "Ex-Drummer" about a decade ago in its original language when I was 17 and I was pleasantly surprised by the eloquence, cynicism and misanthropy of author Herman Brusselmans. In spite of the dirty language, the book was pleasant to read and you really felt like you're exploring the mind of a lone intellectual hanging out with the lowest common denominators of Belgian society as part of a personal anthropological study in a world of despicable morons. "Ex-Drummer" attempts to do the same but fails at every level. The main character is little different from the lowlife scumbags he mingles with, totally ruining the entire concept Brusselmans had made. The environment fails at its portrayal of the sad and depraved milieu it takes place in. The attempts at surrealism are superfluous and feel out of place. The screenplay is utterly boring and uninteresting. Without the eloquence and cynicism that's omnipresent in the book, the film is entirely void of content. Add to all this a few pretty disgusting scenes and you have a recipe for an unnecessary and barely watchable attempt at making an art house film. I would not recommend this film to anyone. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Three rock musicians find a drummer whose dark ambitions may ruin them all.
Director
Koen Mortier
Producer
Eurydice Gysel, Koen Mortier
Screenwriter
Koen Mortier
Production Co
CCCP, Quad Productions
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language
Dutch
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 20, 2010
Runtime
1h 44m
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