What makes it different from others?

Load of rubbish!!

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Film Review: "Holy Motors" (2012)Cannes Film Festival in its 65th Edition under jury president director Nanni Moretti alongside fellow U.S. director Alexander Payne, fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier as acting performers Ewan McGregor and Diane Kruger had to make an hardship decision on May 26th 2012 before presenting the "Palme d'Or" to gracefully-received "Amour" (2012) directed by Michael Haneke, when this highly-controversial piece cinema inceptional-conceived by director Leos Carax after more then 12 years of struggle to find another original conception after "Pola X" (1999) to write on in order to present "Holy Motors" as an episodic as unique character-exposing arthouse film with special mesmerizing appearances by Kyle Minogue and Eva Mendes, which are getting completely carried away by the director's long-time friend and fellow brother-in-filmmaking actor Denis Levant, who must transform himself in countless diverse roles as "Mr. Oscar", acting out from stretch limousine through scenarios of defying hypes and social boundaries of any kind, fighting through an artistic society on the verge of collapse due to just an over-poluted landscape of film production vehicles, when "Holy Motors" prevails as being an highly-orginal motion picture to be discovered and talked about for years to come.© 2018 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

In Leos Carax's bizarre film 'Holy Motors', a man travels around Paris in a giant limousine, exiting periodically to perform strange acts of what could be called performance art, some even ending in murder. In the film's final scene, his car engages in conversation with others. The story could, I guess, be seen as an allegory for the coming of death, although if its intended as such, it's both obvious and not especially coherent. It's weird enough to be diverting, but weird is probably the best single word to summarise it.

Holy Motors (2012)A bizarre (and highly praised) film that is ambitious and inventive to the point of pain. I wish it was as brilliant as it intends. As we follow the leading character Oscar through a series of seemingly unconnected events, it struck me that the goal is simply to stage these odd moments, almost choreographed surreal adventures where he takes on different personae (with elaborate costumes). The events don't achieve what you might call depth or meaning. They are interesting—how could they fail on that score?—yet interesting turns out to be not enough.Still, look for high style throughout, some terrific underworld insanity, some unfiltered sex and violence, and lots and lots of pretense. I have a feeling there are some people who might rate this among their favorite films and so I'd say give this a try. It might take half an hour to know whether the changing roles and scenes (and the self-indulgence) will keep you sustained.Since Oscar is shuttled from one location to another in a stretch limo, you get the feeling he might just be a filthy rich eccentric who refuses to be bored with life. He admits he started doing this (every day, we get the sense) for "the beauty of the act," and this high level of aesthetic tension seems insufficient for the depravity involved.This is a French-German enterprise, set in Paris. It has enough quiet moments to make you impatient, but from the pause it will take off on another romp. The actor has to be admired, for sure—Denis Levant, known for his boundary pushing roles (from Shakespeare to experimental film). The director, Leos Carax is likewise associated with the avant garde —and with Levant. But they have tried to keep their grand experiment traditionally cinematic, as well, so there are lots of ways to appreciate what's going on. The filming is sublime, the ambiance from lighting to set design is gorgeous.There is that dangerous point in a art when a work gets so serious it demands of itself a kind of perfect to succeed. And there are so many little holes here, even some odd moments in the acting, it becomes almost laughable. At times. Which is too bad. There is a lot here to take quite seriously, I think. Then again, maybe it's meant to be an absurdist dark comedy all the way. Which means we're allow to laugh after all. Go for it.

Beautiful film, with an arresting performance by Denis Lavant and a bizarre cameo by Kylie Minogue, who seems to have developed quite a belter of a voice over the years.Reminded me a little of David Lynch at times - a filmmaker who's not concerned with plot or meaning so much as presenting images he finds interesting.Anyway, if you're interested in VISUALS, cinematography, dry European humour and whatnot, definitely put this on your list. Verdict: Don't try and make sense of it: just enjoy this sumptuous filmmaking.yetanotherfilmreviewblog.tumblr.com