DVD: Demonlover

Olivier Assayas has turned out a would-be thriller that is rewarding without being as much of a satisfying punch-to-the-head as he intended. Cool, in the way that Gattaca was, it takes too much time setting up the premise, and despite the great opening scene in an aeroplane, it never really takes off again. The crosses and double-crosses don't have as much of an impact as they would if you really cared about the characters, and the central premise of the underground web site is a bit obvious and silly. A jolting sex-suicide though (although I preferred the similar scenes in Matador!).