First Cannes Reviews: Gaspar Noé's 'Love,' A 3D Art-Porn Mashup

Only Gaspar Noé, the arthouse provocateur behind "Irreversible" and "Enter the Void," could make a pornographic 3D movie and have it judged tame by comparison. "Love," which for reasons of spectacle was one of Cannes' most-anticipated titles, premiered at midnight to a full house and then some; critics reported showing up 90 minutes early and still being turned away. After the lights came up and the sweat had dried, however, most critics hit Twitter to proclaim themselves underwhelmed, inevitable stereoscopic money shot notwithstanding. The longer reviews tend to be at least more sympathetic to Noé's aims, with a few even going so far as to admit...

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