The controversial Belgian writer has been adapted into an even more controversial film. Extremely sick drama, full of black humor, explicit sexual violence, and scenes that a good horror film would not be ashamed of. But the story that this film brings is not fantasy, but the cruel reality of the lowest strata of society that we, who have better luck in life, choose not to see. "Ex Drummer" chooses to rub them on our noses, uncompromisingly and ruthlessly. The script cuts the political correctness at the root, fills us with vulgarity, and does not refrain from insulting everyone, the camera pounds us with scenes from which the stomach turns awry, and all this directed with the effect that can be compared to those of heavier drugs and accompanied by raw garage punk. The film brings a lot of freaky, eccentric, and in their own way handicapped characters, performed by mostly lesser-known actors (to most of us all completely unknown), which, along with good acting, makes them more believable and realistic. Although we consciously do not want to identify with them, I believe that deep down each of us could find ourselves in at least some of them, and, on a subconscious level, that adds to the strength of the overall impression. To bring you closer to the overall atmosphere and experience of this film, I will make a musical parallel. If we compare "Trainspotting" to a mainstream band that fills stadiums, "Ex Drummer" is a low-budget garage band, with an unpolished sound, playing the same genre much more brutal.
8/10
8/10