Were David Cronenberg and Roman Polanski ever to co-direct a European remake of Abel Ferraras The Addiction, the result might resemble something like Claire Denis Trouble Every Day. Except that might lead you to think it is in some way a good film. It isnt.
Here, sexual desire plus covert libido experimentation equals cannibalistic vampire art-house flick. Despite gene-splicing genres, the occasionally thought-provoking Trouble Every Day is nowhere near as interesting as it sounds, with Denis seemingly uncertain of the bloody ground she is treading.
There are two main kill sequences that punctuate the otherwise plodding structure. One features Dalle in a scene of seat-squirming mutilation that will have anyone who once possessed that ubiquitous Betty Blue poster finally erasing any erotic fantasies.
The other features Gallo in what is probably the nastiest sexual assault ever committed to film.