done proves that Lars von Trier is the most original thinker in cinema today. This film is a masterpiece. Matt Dillon gives the performance of his career and should be awarded an Academy Award.

well. This movie can be surprisingly funny, from time to time. The cinematography was very well done, although some scenes are less memorable than others due to not being as unique as they could have been. There is a review here on IMdB who states this movie had no meaning, and also says they didn't even watch the whole movie. I'd definitely suggest getting through to the end and making your own decision on that. All in all, if you're a fan of artsy movies, underground horror, true crime, or extreme cinema in general I highly suggest seeking this one out.

of this insignificant psychopath. He was an engineer but incapable to design and build his own silly tiny house. He could not select the right material because not any of the ordinary was proper for him. But psychopath Jack is proud for his murders, he succeeded because he was good to this only, the indifference of the rest was his ally, no one paid any attention when he carried the bodies and nobody heard the screams of the suffering. This was the world where Jack lived and unfortunately this is ours. Just one Uma was enough to trigger his psychopathetic passion to cause pain. He was now away from his miserable childhood, when hidden in the tall grass was amazed by the reapers cutting it down. So he started with naive women and ended with men that could manipulate, a common choice for all those fortunately less dangerous everyday psychopaths who live among us. Finally Jack's luck ended and Charon was his last companion. But even in that hell, his arrogance led him believe there is a way out, that he is invincible, because back then he had the right and power to take the lives of the week and the innocent no matter what his motive was.

oddly comical if you can look past the disturbing material and widely entertaining. I was not expecting it to be as funny as it was considering all of the 'hype' around the film's dark brutality since its screening at Cannes. Having said that there are some extremely gruesome and disturbing scenes which are effective in what they set out to do. The film is divided into 5 sections plus an epilogue. A strange structure but ultimately I think that it benefited the film as we see a slight progression of Jack's character throughout. Though it can feel a bit repetitive at points, it never gets boring and is continuously engaging. Matt Dillon was excellent as the truly psychopathic serial killer Jack. It was honestly probably the best role I've seen him in seriously, he should be in more movies . There are many philosophical discussions about the nature of art throughout the film. This can either come off as super pretentious or can actually add to the film. I thought it worked fine in the context of the film as it relates very much to the character of Jack and how he views himself and his, so to say, 'art'The film portrays the violence in a fairly realistic manner and does not hold back. At all. Seriously, the movie is not for the faint of heart. But it never came across as gratuitous or 'edgy'. It felt like Trier was just showing us what these scenarios would look like if a serial killer viewed his killings as art. If you're a fan of Trier's work then definitely try and see this one. Even if you're just a fan of disturbing art-films, check it out. It has a screening at VIFF in October but other than that I have no idea where you can see it. Surprisingly, the Atlantic Film Festival Halifax, Nova Scotia had a one-night screening for the film. Either way, try and see it if it looks interesting to you. I highly recommend it. 9/10.

contrast with the calm conversation tone and the highbrow nature of it, without being too pretentious just a little .2. The victims of the killer shown a high detachment and a very passive attitude, far from trying to portrait a realistic vision of those horrible crimes, later the director reassure himself by citing 'The lamb' poem of William Blake. I appreciate that approach since otherwise the kind of cruelty shown by the killer will be totally unbearable to watch, and helps to focus on the character and not on the actions.3. Love the editing of the movie and how the director intertwine recollections of the killer with stock material during the conversation excerpts, i found it very entertaining and pleasant to watch.4. I admire the epilogue, i found it brave and i liked the style choices, but, it is something that probably will put some people out of the movie.5. Without trying to analyze much the message of the movie, i enjoy the extreme experience, visually its stunning, the acting is amazing, the storytelling really engaging, editing is great, good use of the music, probably length can shortened a bit.Epilogue: Overall is a movie that sticks with you some time after watch it, and that is basically what i expect in a great movie. To this day is the LVT movie that i like the most.

a creator in some sense. As good and realistic, if you will, as the portrayal of the mental states Jack is in, what is beyond his actions is the most fascinating part. Jack often refers to his work as art, and incidentally, the "incidents" represent the stages of an artists creative mentality, the way von Trier saw and perhaps experienced. It starts with, in the context of the chapters in the film: 1.Impulsive creation, art in the moment, that one breath of inspiration that sets an artist on his path. 2. Seeking perfection, obsessing over every possible detail, trying to achieve the ultimate form of art. 3. Transgressive and controversial art, imagery designed to shock the audiences, that I believe also self-referential. 4. Love and hate of one's own work, reaching a climax of creativity, at the point of giving up and exposing ones self. 5. Burning out, making art just to get a new high, experimenting just for the sake of it and finding no new joy in this process.Throughout the film, at one point, we get a flash of most of von Triers past work, ranging from The element of crime 1984 , towards Nymphomaniac 2013 , which I believe closes up his ode to himself and his life's work, showing that narcissistic side again, with a possible message of the end of his artistic endeavors, but also pride in himself as an artist and his career -and possibly a large "f you" to the Cannes Film Festival, represented by the house he finally manages to build, with the "body" of his work, while also being a word play on the nursery rhyme. The epilogue is a very comical, almost cartoonish parody of the Divine Comedy, in which Jack von Trier is Dante, in which he shows emotion for the first time in a Citizen-Kane-like moment, but instead of his happy ending he falls into the deepest part of hell, possibly referring to von Trier's own mental state.