This is one of those films you see for the atmosphere. It's a joy to watch, the plot is not boring, in fact it's rather interesting, but it lacks the highs and lows of classical film work, it doesn't obviously try it's hardest to climb up to the climax, but instead flows in a way that seems natural and life-like and makes watching it a relaxing pleasurable experience.
It's artistic, not only in it's interesting aesthetics, but in a way that in certain parts the film seems a bit over-exaggerated. It's not a fantasy film of the supernatural genre, but the world portrayed here is not an accurate image of how Hollywood used to be or the world in that time in general. It's an idealized fantasy world that seems a bit naive, but you forgive that to the film, because it seems intentional. It's not an inaccurate portrayal of realism simply, because they didn't know how the world was back then, but because they wanted to make it like that.
It's artsy. And Tilda Swinton's role in it is worth a mention on it's own. It's fun and impressive and the outfits are great. It doesn't feel like she's doing a double-role, because of her huge ego, but because it fits the film. And she does it brilliantly.
It's a film that makes you feel good and when you write a review of it weeks later like I am right now, you might no longer remember all the plot, but you'll remember the way you felt and the thoughts you had about it and how cool the outfits looked.
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