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MadS
2024 89 min France 18+
★7.0
Horror, Thriller
Director: David Moreau
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Description
A teenager stops off to see his dealer to test a new drug before heading off for a night of partying. On the way home, he picks up an injured woman, and the night takes a surreal turn.
Worldwide:
$49,816
Starring
Lucille Guillaume
Actor
Laurie Pavy
Actor
Milton Riche
Actor
Awards
1 nomination total
Key opinion
MadS is an experimental French horror film that utilizes a relentless single-take technique to create a tense, visceral atmosphere. While praised for its technical ambition and youthful energy, the film is divisive regarding its narrative substance and the limitations imposed by its unique stylistic choice.
| Emotion | The film succeeds in establishing a consistently tense, oppressive, and psychotic atmosphere throughout its duration. | |
| Score | The musical score and sound design effectively complement the mounting dread of the infection story. | |
| Acting | The performance of the supporting cast, particularly the second heroine, provides necessary expressiveness and anchors the chaotic narrative. | |
| Direction | The single-take experiment polarizes audiences: some viewers appreciate the immersive technical difficulty, while others find the narrative constraints and visible technical compromises distracting. | |
| Pacing | The fast-paced, relentless forward momentum is described as both a dynamic feature for some and a monotone, exhausting experience for others. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are divided between those who appreciate the raw, unexplained visceral energy and those who find the plot thin, repetitive, and lacking in depth. |