Why is Adam Driver reciting Hamlets To be or not to be soliloquy in full?
And, oh my God, wait, why is there suddenly a man on the stage?
Would Francis Ford Coppola be coming onstage for an impromptu Q&A?
Photo: Courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival
Was this a stage invader whod gotten tired of the films incessant sloganeering and was mounting a protest?
Was there an urgent announcement that meant we all had to leave the screening immediately?
Noit was part of the film.
Driver answered, and the man then rushed off stage again.
It was so odd, and felt so completely pointless, that I didnt know how to respond.
Warm, watchful, and subtle, she brings a groundedness toMegalopolisthat almost no one else does.
If nothing else, I hope this gigantic platform brings theGame of Thronesalum even bigger parts in future.
Cue a giant bulging in Voights trousers and him boasting that she always has this effect on him.
Except, hes tricked themhe whips off his robe, and underneath it is a crossbow!
I wish I were joking.
Several people walked out, and I spent most of the film just giggling to myself.
Meanwhile, the guy to my right kept sighing heavily and shaking his head.
A woman behind us whispered, What thefuckwas that?
I saw a man step towards them and look straight down the lens.
Its the worst film Ive ever seen, he said flatly.
And this kind of jaw-dropping, utterly baffling, headline-worthy drama is exactly what you come to Cannes for.
