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Audience Member The frenetic filming style and the particular merger that is being advanced here of hard-baked gangster ultraviolence and a decadent, hedonistic, wealthy, bisexual and gender-questioning part of the counter-culture is a weird one to grasp. I had to start the movie several times and then rewatch several parts of it after viewing it all once to feel like I had even a beginning of an understanding. It really grew on me and sort of snapped into place. Definitely a period piece for '68 London. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Aged badly. One good tune in the film. The rest is a mess of a psychedelic film. All too odd to ever capture my attention. Was counting down to the end of the film pretty much immediately. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Enjoyed the first half but to me it lost it's way once Jagger became involved, deteriorated into something both boring and messy. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review William L "Nothing is true, everything is permitted". Calm down there, Ezio Auditore. An inimitable blend of '60s British gangster flick and '70s psychedelic culture, Performance pushed the boundaries of more aspects of film than all but perhaps a small handful of others in the history of the medium. Genre blending, surrealism, cinematography, clever editing, and daring themes all feature prominently in this somewhat off-kilter crime film that gradually proceeds into the realm of a fever dream. Jumps from narratively familiar territory to a second half full of vague psychological musings that reflect the crash between a particularly violent strain of conservatism and New Age mysticism, the film has exceptional rewatchability thanks to its strange nature and the unusual performances from Fox and particularly Jagger. Unique and groundbreaking, even half a century on it still feels alien, even if its influence can be felt in films from the decades following its critical re-evaluation. (4/5) Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/04/20 Full Review Audience Member Frenetic editing and striking, expertly composed visuals help make Performance one of the most distinctive British gangster films of all time. And while the (somewhat) brilliant casting of a still-youthful Mick Jagger may have been the initial draw for many audience members, it was the idiosyncratic vision of Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg that has retained the picture's iconic cult status. A provocative meditation on identity and conformity, Performance remains a must-see, and amongst the strangest movies ever released by a major studio. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm not a fan of gory violence and this is made up of half brutal, bloody violence and half of psychedelic twaddle. I did think James Fox gave an outstanding performance well outside his wheelhouse. We learn why Mick Jagger did not become a movie star. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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