Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

As I said in my review of Nymphomaniac Vol. 1, I really don't know. In this volume some new sexual aspects add up to the woman's life, like sadomasochism and therapy (followed by setting someone's car on fire). I really do want to believe that Lars does not just use these techniques to capture every horny viewer's attention and keep them hooked to the TV.The good parts for me were the dialogues between the nymphomaniac girl and the asexual man. His comparisons are sometimes quite interesting and give a bit more depth to the film (although artificially in some parts, especially at the end) to the film. What I liked is that through the asexual character, Lars is helping the audience understand the nymphomaniac (as compared to her probably most of us would be asexual). As if he is saying that you don't even have to have sex to be able to understand her, just think of parallels with stains on your walls or your fishing hook with her story of uncontrollable sex. He's basically saying that everyone can understand everyone if they really wish to.Okay, now I'll put this without spoilers, the end shook me in a way I didn't expect. I mean, I did realize that the characters would change somehow by the end 6 hours of the film, but could not foresee what happened. It was quite gross honestly. At first I hated the ending, however gradually I realized that the fear of me thinking "oh the movie should end soon~", but the scene of the door remaining on my screen was quite powerful. And this crippling spiders went into my body saying "whoops, something's not quite as I expected...". So I have to say, that was powerful, at least some time after digesting this film.Thanks Trier, I gave this 5 stars because that was my gut reaction, but I don't think you'd care, so I won't change it.

I saw many bad reviews for this movie and it's other Part. I loved it. If you're looking for porn, this isn't for you. While there are very explicit sex scenes, the movie is not really about the sex itself but about Joe, the nymphomaniac. It (Parts I and II) follows her from her first realization of her sexuality as a girl to the opening scene as she recounts her life as a sex addict. If you find very slow-paced, story-telling movies boring - you will not like this movie. If you like artsy, a bit weird, perhaps slow type indy films and you are okay with a lot of scenes of sex and genitalia AND some odd-fall references to Bach and fly-fishing, grab some wine and relax (probably not total relaxation. The movie is not the usual.) If you liked "Melancholia" - this has the same feel. This movie requires an open, enlightened mind. It's not for simple people.

I have written quite exhaustive review of this movie but Socialist State of IMDb kinda prohibits some words - but in a very Kafkaesque manner does not explain which ones. That's somewhat unfortunate as the movie Nymphomaniac can only be described by words that describe some mature content activities. I mean some really depraved mature content activities.Even though there is a lot of mature activity going around in this four hour long movie it is also unbelievably dull and boring. It is really hard to describe four hours long intellectual exchange so to speak between utterly depraved female character that seems to ask for understanding and her supposed intellectual savior. Philosophy, music, arts, the topics you would expect to be discussed between an old loner and insane sex addict - at least if you are modern intellectual leftist. It is so excruciatingly boring, long and really painful to watch. I kinda loved early Trier works like Kingdom Hospital but this is just beyond horrible. The main female character is supposed to be some sort of female suffering from masculine and capitalist oppression, but she only abuses others - males, females, her own son, everyone. Its sick character only getting sicker as movie progresses. There is no resolution at the end, no salvation, no conclusion, no mercy, no atonement, not a single spark of light at the end of the tunnel. The main heroine is simply sick psychopath who should be treated at the closed psychiatric ward as she descends just from from perverted to simply dangerous and evil.

First off I have given a high score as I don't think you can really rate a film like this; and many have given this a low score as they don't like the subject matter. This is not a film you can watch without having seen Volume one.It's a film about the extremes of sex, if you haven't an open mind on this subject then don't watch this film. There is a lot of graphic sex in this film, presumably to capture the authenticity of the material. Compared to volume one, the sex is much darker and delves into extreme BDSM. There are some very violent sex scenes, which nearly everyone would find deeply disturbing. However, more disturbing is the subject matter, much of which is not really explained, and pushes the story into strange unlit depths.As a film it is slow, arty, and with considerable metaphors. Intellectual more than passionate. Nicely shot too it has to be said; along with considerable acting and direction. Personally, I find if you don't engage with the principal character, it is hard to really enjoy the film. Although it would be possible to claim that Siligman is the viewpoint character the viewer is meant to empathize with (which too a degree does work). Compared to Volume one, this is definitely the better film. More condensed pace and covers the material with less "pauses". Does the film challenge and make you think? Definitely, but it is not an easy experience, even more so than the first film. Plot wise the film does reach a rounded conclusion, but I am not sure the ending will be to everyone's taste either.I liked that the film did not pull any punches and explored adult themes deeply, if not shockingly at times. However I would only recommend this for individuals that have a broad understanding of sexuality, prepared to be subjected to some pretty violent X rated scenes, and are fans of very arty, intellectual theater. As I said at the beginning, his is not the sort of film you can judge, you have to see it and make up your own mind.