“You Were Never Really Here” (** out of four) was a blah melodrama about a traumatized war veteran (Joaquin Phoenix) who tracks down missing girls for a living but when a new job becomes more complex than he anticipated- he uncovers a gradual conspiracy that could be the signifier of either his death or his spiritual awakening in life. Phoenix’ aloof and one-note performance is the emblem of this bizarre and pretentious story. Has some moments of undeniable grim power but you’ll eventually feel lost in the haze and wish you never really were here.