Rent Enter the Void (2009)

Visually and sonically arresting - but not my cuppa tea - Enter the Void review by AER

Gaspar Noe is a singular filmmaker continuously pushing technical and tasteful boundaries. There are two versions of ENTER THE VOID on this DVD/Blu Ray, I watched the longer cut screened at Cannes in 2008 or 2009 -> at 2.5 hours+ it is an immersive unique experience - however, I found the first person POV of the first 20 minutes very off-putting and a steep way into the film - once this angle changes the film gets easier to enjoy and follow. You certainly won't see another film as handsome, sonically impressive or neon-soaked as this - but I just didn't click with it because the characters were drug-dealing losers with zero personality.

Sorry.

Sex, drugs & not a lot else. - Enter the Void review by CP

Pretty much a waste of time if you are looking for anything meaningful. A junkies life ends up down the shitter (literally) & the rest of the movie tracks the nihilistic consequences. The Buddhist book of the dead is thrown in as a reference but not actually followed. Very arty & clever camera work is the only plus.

Hypnotic, Neon-Soaked Journey - Enter the Void review by griggs

Enter the Void is certainly a journey—one that dazzles the senses but tests the patience. Gaspar Noé crafts a hypnotic, neon-soaked plunge into the afterlife with stunning visuals and a unique first-person perspective. But at nearly three hours, it drags; I’m sure at least 30 minutes could have been shaved off without losing much. At times, it veers into the outright ludicrous, lost in its own self-indulgence, yet somehow it still tells an interesting story. It’s a film that’s more about experience than narrative, and while it’s impressive, it’s also exhausting. Stunning to look at, less fun to watch and even less fun to comprehend.