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“To be honest, I had no idea what to expect from this flick but since the ratings were pretty decent and since I have a weak spot for Kristin Scott Thomas, I thought I might as well check it out. Eventually, it reminded me of what one of my uncles use to say, that enough movies about WWII has been ma” read more
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...
“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was available on Netflix at some point, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, how much you will enjoy this flick will really depend on how much you will like its concept. Indeed, basically, pretty mu” read more
Dr. Atticus Lincoln
Dr. Thomas Koracick
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...
“For once, we went to see something rather light with my film club and, apparently, everybody really loved it. However, the question remains if I was also completely sold by this movie. Well, to be honest, not really. I mean, sure, I have to admit that it was a decent feel-good flick but not much mor” read more
“I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Noomi Rapace and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, to be honest, even though Michael Apted is always a competent director and even though Rapace as usual na” read more
“I didn't expect much from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Sacha Baron Cohen, I was still eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, I'm not surprised that it turned out to be a flop at the box-office. First of all, I really loved 'Borat', in my opinion, it is the best comedy from the las” read more
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Notes: For once, we went to see something rather light with the film club and, apparently, everybody really loved it. However, the question remains if I was also completely sold by this movie. Well, to be honestly, not really. I mean, sure, I have to admit that it was a decent feel-good flick but not much more than that. Basically, they followed the same formula used by 'The Full Monty' (which had, at the time, had been a huge box-office success) but it is a formula easy to swallow, pretty much taylor-made to please the mainstream audience. It's too bad because the beginning was just so promising. Indeed, it seemed to be a pitch-black comedy (is there anything funnier than someone going through a huge depression?) and Mathieu Amalric has always been one of my favorite French actors. Unfortunately, as soon as he meets his team, the whole thing became much too scattered, constantly jumping from one character to another. As a result, you never get to really know any of the characters (in fact, 2 guys in the team didn't have much to say at all). Of course, you might also wonder how they end up winning and there is the possibility that the movie might have been better if they would have lost. Still, there was something endearing about this group of lost souls supporting each other and, of course, it is always hilarious to see French people barking at each other.
(May 2019)
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...
Notes: There always will be a debate about this movie. Some think it is indeed the best movie ever made and some will tell you it is the most overrated movie ever made. It is always the risk with such a huge classic that, if you watch it at a very young age (like I did the first time around) after building up some huge expectations, you might wonder what was the fuss all about. In my opinion, this movie is great because it is really subtle and also because it was much ahead of its time. I think it is something you can appreciate most of all if you have seen a lot of movies. Anyway, the second time I watched it, I was then able to see how modern and so well put together the whole thing was. It was simply mesmerizing. And think about it, Orson Welles was only 26 when he directed it... That's rather insane. To think that, at such a young age, this man who was much younger than me, managed to make possibly the best movie of all time. The thought is rather mind-blowing and it was also a curse for Orson Welles who always struggled as a director ever since, even though some of his following directing efforts were more than decent.