Cert 15
82 mins
BBFC advice: Contains disturbing scenes
I wish I had a deeper understanding of art and a greater appreciation of beauty but I just don't.
I blame my parents. They brought me up in a world dominated by football and punctuated by westerns, thrillers and old-fashioned comedies.
This may also be the reason that horror movies seldom rock my boat.
Anyway, if I took either my mum or dad to the Tate gallery or the like they would simply say they don't get it.
Lucile Hadžihalilović's Evolution has won a glut of awards, particularly for its cinematography and I would agree that there are underwater scenes which are a sight for sore eyes.
But I am still wondering what on earth the movie was all about.
It centres on a young boy (Max Brebant) who lives with his mother (Julie-Marie Parmentier) in a seaside village which is populated only by children and ultra-strict strange pale women.
So, where are the men and is the boy correct when he claims he has seen a drowned lad in the ocean?
The questions continue to flow as the movie becomes more and more bizarre.
I shall say no more because I would give away key elements of storyline (not that I understood them).
To be fair, Brebant's feisty character tries to shine a light for any audience members who are as baffled as me but he fails to uncloak the mystery.
That means I am as wise now about what Evolution was all about as I was at the beginning.
I confessed this to the movie distributor's publicity agent and said I just found it weird. She replied: "Yes. Very weird but that's ok."
Clearly, it the eyes of many who have watched Evolution, she is right. I reckon I am too old to learn how to be on the same cultural plane.
Reasons to watch: its artistic beauty and underwater scenes
Reasons to avoid: because it is utterly incomprehensible
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: bloody vomit
Nudity: yes
Overall rating: 4/10
Star tweet
If you see one film only in what remains of this Spring, it should be EVOLUTION
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