‘Veni Vidi Vici’ Review: Dark Comedy Puts Its Morbid Delights on Full Display

Sundance 2024: Julia Niemann and Daniel Hoesl tell a wickedly sharp tale of excess and power

"Veni Vidi Vici"
"Veni Vidi Vici" (CREDIT: Sundance)

The opening epigraph of Julia Niemann and Daniel Hoesl’s sinister Sundance drama “Veni Vidi Vici” is striking and, frankly, perfect: “The point is, who will stop me?” The quote, which comes from controversial writer Ayn Rand’s novel “The Fountainhead,” is the thesis point for the film’s entire premise, and as the haunting inciting incident plays out in the opening scene we see exactly why.

Using a juxtaposition of violence and an innate display of wealth—a polo match observed in agonizing slow motion—it becomes clear that the central family of this story is no ordinary rich brood. As the film unfolds, so does an ethical parable for the ages steeped in clinical beige and pools of blood.

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