the leading man is my tpye

Nice effects though.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

A lot of user reviews mention that it doesn't live up to the "controversy". Watching a film because it is hyped up will always leave you feeling disappointed due to the insane or incorrect expectations that you had. This film is not sexy or erotic, it is a long discussion about morality and whether circumstances can justify behaviour. Along the way, the film fearlessly touches upon many controversial subjects. It travels from addiction to abortion to paedophilia in a very short time and covers many more subjects too. The film manages to be informative about subjects whilst also debating the subjects and offering a philosophical viewpoint from the two ideology-different characters.If you wish to view a narrative of life that touches upon some important, controversial and little talked about subjects then watch it. Otherwise, avoid it.I would have given the film a 9 if it wasn't for an ending that was inconsistent with the rest of the film.

I admit to having mixed feelings about so much negativity regarding Nymphomaniac. Yes, Nymphomaniac is a single 5 hour film. Much like previous attempts to separate films into two features (Kill Bill, The Matrix sequel), these "two" films do not work separately. Also, I imagine many are viewing the theatrical releases, versions neither edited nor approved by director Lars Von Trier, who instead of creating two shorter "watered down" visions deferred to his assistant and instead focused on he director's cut. And that is where this film comes alive. It saddens me that the casual film-goer would dismiss such an ambitious, challenging, cumulatively awe-inspiring composition, yet un-surprised by the lazy and prudish instinct when it comes to empathizing with both stigmatized femininity, taboo sex and fear of something bold.As a single, sprawling opus, Nymphomaniac comprehensively confronts the realities of sex from the point of view of a woman, tracking her along the many emotional highs and lows through her life. Many have been put off by the (at times) graphic sex and "other" imagery, but the unflinching nature of these scenes is meant to convey the truth of her at first shameless and, gradually, self-judgmental self image, as she is slowly broken down by culture. It is a glorious, painful, and ultimately, triumphant protest for female empowerment, for female voice, albeit clothed in appropriately harsh packaging, and a reminder that even in such seemingly liberated times, women are still slaves to expectation, to morality, to public and patriarchal pressure, not their own desire, and the film is a harsh critic of this. Confronting difficult or ignored topics is rarely comfortable, and this film holds nothing back in passionately and comprehensively defining the prison of culture so many women aspire to transcend.

I found it more authentic then all the BS dramas the big H serves. For all the critics saying this is just porn, you clearly didn't understand the message, maybe you're not familiar with the struggle or plain ignorance. !Spoiler alert! It talks about the people who are daily rejected by society, the ones that do not fit in the narrow box of normality that we are given. It's not Hollywood drama, it's real life drama, but you are so brain washed you don't get the difference. Maybe watch it again, this time without checking your iPhone every other minute. Watch it everyday, until you realize why it's not a porn, and then write hateful reviews if you still think it's bad.

I have given a 4 but only for the sake of some acting that I could stumble upon in the movie. Apart from me being very nice and generous it was a terrible movie, in fact. 1. Not only does he try to inject some "intellectual" lines within the script but he also mentions a few problems of philosophy of mathematics which are not taken seriously any more (e.g. Zeno's Paradox)2. Philosophical references are pretty naive and fail to draw attention from those who at least have read one or two pages from philosophy, logic or mathematics.3. Although its cinematography is very weak and restricted Lars von Trier did not hesitate to make such a long movie, apparently. 4. Relatively weak script and absolutely weak cinematography, obviously, is not the best combination to make a long movie; it is just making it dull, boring and almost pointless. 5. What is the premise anyway? ---spoiler--- Why did she kill him though he was merely jerking off and why on earth would a man say something like "oh you f*cked thousands of men, so what?" when a gun is pointed towards his freaking face? ---spoiler---6. Frankly, I would like to see more butts, tits and pussies in a movie named "Nymphomaniac". But no. All we see are damn ugly cocks.