I watched:
https://mydramalist.com/31088-hot-gimmick
First off, I rather like art films. Art films work differently than the summer blockbuster where you watch and eat a giant tub of popcorn at the same time. Art films can be challenging in both content and in style.
That said, I hated Hot Gimmick. Level of misogyny: Vicious. Stylistically: Ugly.
Random thoughts: Mamiya Shotaro is totally wasted here. Netflix, with all your money and reach, this is the Japanese film you give us?
I guess you could say that this film worked, in that I had an emotional reaction. Just not a positive or thoughtful one.