‘Epic Masterpiece’: Rated 4.4 out of 5 Is ‘Killers of Flower Moon’ the best movie of the year?

Four years after it was released on Netflix, the Irishman is turning over his new gem, Killers of the Flower Moon, to Martin Scorsese. Worn by Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro, this epic 3h26 historical mural depicts a dark part of American history: a series of murders by the Osage Native American tribe in Oklahoma, Oklahoma in the 1920s.

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As is often the case with films by the Italian-American director, Assassins of the Flower Moon was particularly well received by the French press, with an average rating of 4.39/5 (out of 36 reviews on AlloCiné). To name just his most recent works, The Irishman received a 4.4/5, Silence 3.8/5, The Wolf of Wall Street 4/5 and Hugo Cabret 4.1/5.

It’s also the fourth-best film of the year according to press, behind Anatomy of the Fall (4.43), The Goldman Trial (4.5) and the undefeated The Fabelmans (4.9).

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In the early 20th century, oil brought wealth to the Osages, who overnight became one of the richest in the world. The wealth of these Native Americans immediately attracts the lust of unscrupulous white men, who intrigue, extort, and steal as much of the Osage money as they can before turning to murder…

What does the press think?

According to Cahiers du Cinéma:

“Perhaps Scorsese has never captured a setting and his characters in such an organic, direct and viscerally tragic way.” (Vincent Malausa) 5/5

According to Rolling Stone:

“Everything is attractive: sets (natural or recreated with precision), costumes (by Jacqueline West), amazing editing (thanks to Thelma Schoonmaker, Scorsese’s three-time Oscar winner), photography by Mexico’s Rodrigo Prieto. (Sophie Rosemont) 5/5

According to Ecran Large:

With “Killers of the Flower Moon” Martin Scorsese multiplies the power of cinema and further confirms its preciousness. A masterpiece.” (Alexander Janowiak) 5/5

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According to Le Figaro:

“It had to be done. Scorsese had achieved the equivalent of the great American novel on the screen. At Cannes, he seemed to want to show all the contenders what cinema is. The public was speechless. The rest of the directors breathed a sigh of relief. : Killers of the Flower Moon was out of competition. (Eric Neuhoff) 5/5

According to Les Echos:

“Martin Scorsese unveils a dizzying crime thriller that lies somewhere between Western, film noir and tragedy. One of the most beautiful films from the ‘Raging Bull’ author”. (Adrienne Gombo) 5/5

According to the Prime Minister:

“Going against the grain of documentary film conventions – sometimes at the cost of brutal ellipses – Scorsese concentrates on a priori anti-spectacular scenes, which he achieves at the height of tension: domestic face-to-face in the dark, conversations. Emphasized by the sign of death, a contemplative escape to the edge of abstraction…” (Frederick Fauber) 5/5

According to Le Point:

“Detailed, epic and brutal, this chilling true crime story is already a classic.” (Philip Goode) 4/5

According to Télé 7 Jours:

“At the age of 80, the maestro signs off on an ambitious film, so we’ll forgive him for the histrionics of DiCaprio as the nephew and the lengths that dilute the power of the story.” (Isabel Magnier) 4/5

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According to Télérama:

“Despite its somewhat disappointing length, Killers of the Flower Moon is a fascinating film from start to finish, electric and without being overwrought like ‘Casino.'” (Jacques Morris) 4/5

According to Les Inrockuptibles:

With some beautiful outbursts – especially the sequences between Ernest and Molly – “The Killers of the Flower Moon” finally struggles to place itself on the high level it seems to be constantly striving for, a broad political tragedy and the respondent. Thierry Jus 2/5