I liked just cuz I can't believe someone was allowed to make it lol. Shoutout my man Godard. Can't spell Godard without a G

This is the worst movie I have ever seen.

The competition is huge, but maybe the worst of Godard's last 40 year

Has Godard ever been so self-absorbed with his own work before? I don't believe so.

It's a joke but a painful one.

This movie is a distinct emphasis on experimental, "Socialisme" is suited solely for cinema students -- really. Mostly in French, with few and quirky subtitles, often out of focus, and overall plot-free, "Socialisme" is an effort to explore how alterations to the audio and picture affect t...read morehe meaning of a cinematic work. Answer: Lots. What does a viewer take away from screening this project? What you already knew about the effects of audio and picture on a cinematic work. You will see some memorable moments that will be of use in crafting your own projects, or when screening other works (Mr Godard, after all, is the Director), but unless you are a groupie (like Film Grrrl) you will find "Socialisme" unapproachable.

Godard is he living antitheses of Claude Lelouch and just for that his movie are worth watching! Film Socialism does what almost all Godard's movies do... makes you use your brain. For some it will be painful, for others a jump in the emptiness and for the happy ones a great learning moment! The use of video images is a bit too much for me, and the editing is rough, but, in the end, its a good knock on the established habits of foolish story telling. Thanks Mr G.

Godard's best film in over a decade. The first 3rd is a totally staggering comment on modern day Europe and consumer society. The 2nd half is a bit rambling and simplistic but fascinating to experience. The last 3rd takes us back to the beginning with even more depth and soul. Wonderful to see such an ambitious piece of cinema from this master.

The stars mean nothing. This is not a movie.

Souls trapped in digital. The deconstruction of reality via the video camera. And the real kicker is that Jean-Luc does away with the subtitles, leading to the scratching of heads everywhere. Outrageous fits of anger abound. Hmm, might I suggest that when you said you wanted films that were "original", "unique" and "challenging", what you really wanted was the same old, same old? But that's not why the film is great. Its visually evocative, aurally fascinating and conceptually bold and brave. It has a wicked sense of humour. It truly does deconstruct reality. Our lives are all trapped in a digital dreamworld, and its terrifying. And no one can understand the implications. When Godard cuts the narrative, the throughline if you will, the lifeline if you will, the audience sinks and drowns. Good old Jean-Luc might propose that we've already sunk. We were sunk before we even hit the water.

Have never watched anything as pretentious - and yet empty - as this.

This was insanely boring. Do not waste 2 hours of your life with this.

Worst movie..Just an example to show how a filmmaker can go worse with the technology.

I don't give a shit about Godard's obsessions, but the form is inspiring. Anything to destroy the formulaic aftertaste of christopher nolan glossy witchcraft culture for new world fascism. Also if Ebert despises it then it must be a good film.

To quote Roger Ebert from his review of North: I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it.

In watching this again - I upgraded my review due to Richard Brody's analysis.. he knew what was going on.. because he speaks different languages I assume. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2011/06/film-socialisme-the-gold-standard.html

Typical Godard. Hard on the brain. Fuck you for trying to comprehend this nonsense. Still... better than anything I've seen in cinema houses this year.

Strong and heavy, deconstructed the french renaissance, french politics, american cinema, judaism, islam, the history of cinema and synthesized them nicely together into being single-minded in cinema and society with a metaphor about mecca.

People are wretched. Jews are to blame. JL is not willing to indulge anyone but himself. That being said there are several beautiful shots. Otherwise it's the philosophizing of a bitter old man/angsty teenager.

Reminiscent of Bressons' near perfect Le Diable Probablement, Socialisme is a frantic, difficult, scatterbrained, and shockingly profound work by one of THE quintessential auteurs of modern film.