Beside the fact that it made me want to rush to see a ballet as soon as possible there's no elegant way to say that I'm a coward when it comes to violence, any kind, physical or psychological, you name it. The Red Sparrow is a beautiful, but, a soul crushing experience.

One has to work hard in order to find ease or even a little bit of light in this story. It lures the spectator down on a path to the underworld, the one of the strong and the powerful, a world that is accessible only to a few, this few is shown to us by a considerate range o characters, leading to the inevitable conclusion that human nature is capable of being unique in every individual under the most impossible of circumstances even.

It was close to a meditative experience, though a dark and scary one, the one you have when you finally decide to face your fears and accept that all is possible.

The plot is gripping, anything one can expect when it comes to the level of power this movie depicts.

Every good piece of art has to have something to do with romance, well, here I found a kind of "in your face", primal, raw and tempting kind of it.

Not for the faint at heart that's for sure, however, good cinema is like good food, it's important the way one plates it up. Here "The Chef" did a fantastic job, finding the perfect combination of visuals, sound, acting that make the Red Sparrow an unforgettable cinematic experience.