IRMA VEP is a documentary series exploring the dark magic of filmmaking. No, not really, but it wants to be. The industry is going to love the series because it loves admiring itself in a mirror. Most viewers will scratch their heads wondering what it is about. I wonder if Alicia Vikander took this project because she was unsettled with her meteoric rise in the industry and she was questioning what she wanted in her future as an artist. As usual, she is the best thing about the series. I can't help wondering if Kristen Stewart accepted her minuscule role in the last episode of the series for the same reasons. Two performers who could have the pick of their next project pondering the worth of the medium. If you are at all captivated by the industry, you may hang in there for the whole series, seeing if it can land on its feet. If you are there only to be entertained, I doubt you'll hang in there or, if you do, you'll be very disappointed you abdicated your time. I rate the series, on Alicia alone, a 7 (good) out of 10 (I'd watch her reading the telephone book), but, otherwise it is a 5 (meh). {Existential Experiment}
Review of Irma Vep
