A tepid crime thriller with a comedic undertone, the movie struggles with its unremarkable narrative and relies on the palpable chemistry between its stars.

The term "an interesting failure" was coined for movies like this, an incoherent (but often fascinating) excursion into the mind of writer/director Francis Ford Coppola

Coralie Fargeat has delivered what the cinema too often lacks these days – a bold, uncompromising approach to a specific vision.

At its best, this can be enjoyable in an undemanding sort of way. At its worst, it is damn near unwatchable.

For this much-delayed sequel, director Tim Burton has hewed close to the strengths of the original, repeating them when appropriate and acknowledging them when not.

The primary narrative is hijacked by a series of too-long flashbacks and a questionable decision to insert a late-in-the-proceedings twist.