Director Romain Gavras is known for his involvement in music videos, which is clearly visible in his film Athena. Athena indeed stands out for its cinematography and tackiness. The movie is a continuous virtuosity with the camera, explosions of colours and action scenes. Unfortunately, however, it fails in the writing, especially of the three main characters, whose actions and behaviour completely lose sense around the middle of the film, sacrificed for the quest for spectacularity. The message the director wants to give loses power because of this, and as a result of his reticence to take a real stand, something exemplified in the rather disappointing and defensive final twist.
Review of Athena
