My initial rating was 5 out of 10, but several factors bumped it up. The art direction, the lighting, the cinematography, the cast, the choreography, the direction. It's like a stage production on film.
What drags it down for me personally is that I finished the movie not wanting to watch it again.
If you're uncomfortable with homosexual-centric plotlines, I suggest you skip this one. If you're uncomfortable with "period pieces" indicative of 1970s/1980s stereotypical homosexual behavior, I suggest you skip this one. If you're okay with all that, then give this one at least one viewing.
My mother told me that is art happens when it's both entertaining and enlightening. Fassbinder achieves it in my opinion. She also taught me that art is subjective.
What drags it down for me personally is that I finished the movie not wanting to watch it again.
If you're uncomfortable with homosexual-centric plotlines, I suggest you skip this one. If you're uncomfortable with "period pieces" indicative of 1970s/1980s stereotypical homosexual behavior, I suggest you skip this one. If you're okay with all that, then give this one at least one viewing.
My mother told me that is art happens when it's both entertaining and enlightening. Fassbinder achieves it in my opinion. She also taught me that art is subjective.