Athena

"Romain Gavras’ tense, incendiary thriller declares war on injustice (...) The music-video helmer's third feature is his most impressive project yet" 

Athena is a live grenade, beginning in full ignition mode and dialing up its intensity throughout with virtuoso technique (...) thena is a sustained shock of a movie that will leave you bruised, 

"'Athena' immensely satisfies as a fast-moving political thriller and urban drama that feels genuinely cinematic, with technical finesse to spare (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" 

"Gavras sincerely believes that it’s possible to articulate the anger of the dispossessed through aesthetics alone, and I can’t shake the feeling that [it] would have been more harrowing and successful had it owned the courage of that conviction." 

"It's an impressive feature from Gavras because of how incredible the visual storytelling is (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" 

"With 'Athena', Gavras transforms [the] anger into living dioramas that are so technically jaw-dropping that they become emotionally rousing too" 

"'Athena' shows it likes to play with fire, though mainly because of how cool it looks"