But yeah. This is taking minimalism too far. It's kind of boring. But at the same time, I kind of love it. They really conveyed the idea of being pissed off at the person you love, and being on the verge of snapping at them. It's a certain type of mood that is rarely conveyed in songs. So I think a lot of people will relate to it. It's kind of like "hold on a second, I actually am in the right here."
It's weirdly growing on me. But it's very anti-climactic. I think that's the whole point of it though. It has shock factor because it's so, so different.
I don't think the facial expressions or movements are over-exaggerated at all. The song is meant to convey rage, so go figure that they look really pissed off and have jerked movements.
Strained vocals = strained facial expressions. The strained vocals work. There's a certain huskiness to her voice that works with the fact they're accompanied with a guitar only...and an organ for a little bit.
I actually think her lipping in this is amazing. It looks like she's really singing it on the set. Maybe I'm being biased.