Many people complain about the several explicit and unsimulated sex scenes, but I actually think that they are the best part of the film. In this regard, Gaspar Noe has achieved what he probably intended. The sex scenes are tender, believable, erotic, and beautifully filmed and I feel like through them, I get to know the characters better and more intimately than through the writing. Noe shows that sex scenes can have artistic value and that unsimulated sex can enhance the sense of realism and intimacy (obviously, the actors have to be ok with it). The film has great imagery, which in combination with the beautiful score and artistic editing style creates a mesmerizing atmosphere that kept me invested.

Unfortunately, the rest of the movie is subpar. The screenplay is weak and barely existing, the dialogue is cringeworthy, the characters are bland and unlikable, the plot is stupid, and the acting is very bad (you probably just don´t get A-list actors who are willing to have real sex on camera). At some parts, the film is also rather pretentious and self-indulgent. I mean, there is a baby called Gaspar, an ex-lover called Noe (played by himself), and the protagonist is an aspiring filmmaker who wants to make movies about “real sex”.

To conclude, “Love” is an erotic drama that succeeds at the erotic part but fails at the drama part.