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“The lack of of originality in the  American cinema nowadays is just really sad and, instead of coming up with something new,  they keep giving us some endless sequels and they are ready to remake pretty much anything at this point. From all these remakes, this must be the weirdest one and definite” read more
“I have noticed that several Filmclub members turned out to be slightly disappointing by this movie but, to be honest, I didn't have such expectations and I thought it turned out to be a decent watch. Above all, Omar Sy, probably one of the most famous French actors at work nowadays, was just really ” read more
“I had seriously no idea what to expect from this movie and the main reason why I wanted to watch it was because it was included in the '1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die' list. Eventually, it was a really interesting feature. Indeed, it is always pretty neat to discover a new land and a new cu” read more
“In fact, I saw this movie in the movie theater when it was released. To be honest, I wonder how I actually ended up watching the damned thing but I guess it was because there were several directors I admired that were involved (Alejandro G. Iñårritu, Ken Loach, Mira Nair, Sean Penn). On top of tha” read more
“To be honest, this movie was not really on my radar for a long time but since it won the Best Picture Academy Award, I was quite eager to check out the damned thing. Well, eventually, I thought it was a pretty good story, with some solid directing and a very strong cast (Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo” read more
Notes: Eventually, I thought it was a pretty good story, with some solid directing and a very strong cast (Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Stanley Tucci, Billy Crudup). The realistic approach worked fine as well and it was really neat that they didnât add any sub-plots about the romantic or family lives of the involved reporters. And, yet, somehow, the whole thing didnât really blow me away. I mean, I do have a weak spot for the genre and I really loved âAll the President's Menâ which was obviously an inspiration for this movie but, in this case, even though it was an interesting story, it never really grabbed me. Thatâs the tricky thing with such thrillers, right from the beginning, you actually know how it will end so the makers have to manage to find some other way to entertain or grab the interest of the viewers. In this case, since they took such a realistic approach, nothing really surprising or spectacular happens ever during this movie. I still enjoyed the damned thing though.
“Even though this movie was a commercial and critical flop, since I really loved âTedâ, I still wanted to check it out. Unfortunately, Iâm afraid the whole thing really deserved its poor reputation as it turned out to be rather underwhelming. On paper, it did sound promising to have Seth MacF” read more
Notes: When it was released it was a massive critical success and it became by far the most heralded movie directed by John Dhal who was at the time a modern master of film noir (see also âKill me againâ and âRed Rock Westâ) so I was really eager to check it out. Unfortunately, I thought it was actually a little bit underwhelming. I mean, sure, Linda Fiorrentino who gave here her breakthrough performance and basically carried the whole movie on her shoulders, was really good as the typical femme fatale and, as usual, the directing by John Dhal was really solid and he has created a very nice mood. Still, somehow, I had a hard time to care about the story but maybe I was just too young to really appreciate the whole thing so there is a possibility that a re-watch might change my opinion. 
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“Basically, it is another really obscure French feature and I seriously wonder how I actually ended up watching the damned thing. My best guess is that it was on TV and since it sounded intriguing, I thought I might as well check it out. Anyway, eventually, even though it was nothing really groundbre” read more
Notes: Even though this movie is nowadays pretty much forgotten, I remembered very well when it was released in France. Indeed, in my my home country, it was a massive critical success (it even won the CĂ©sar of the Best French Film of the year) and there was a huge hype around the whole thing. For AndrĂ© TĂ©chinĂ©, it was again another critical hit following the already heralded âMa saison prĂ©fĂ©rĂ©eâ and âJ'embrasse pasâ but, above all, it was the introduction of a new generation of talented French actors (Ălodie Bouchez, GaĂ«l Morel, StĂ©phane Rideau). To be honest, I didnât see it right away at the time because it sounded too good to be true and Iâm always annoyed when everybody seem to think that one single movie is supposedly that great. Eventually, I got really curious, I had to watch the damned thing and, eventually, I have to admit that it did deserve its stellar reputation. Indeed, TĂ©chinĂ© managed to create a very nice mood and those characters were really 3 dimensional and felt quite genuine. 
“To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and maybe I should re-watch it at some point. In fact, if I recall it correctly, I actually saw the damned thing in the movie theater when it was released. Indeed, back in those days, after I saw âParis, Texasâ, I became a huge fan o” read more
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Notes: Omar Sy, probably one of the most famous French actors at work nowadays, was just really charismatic and very often really funny in this movie. Indeed, he was just perfect to play this part and, without him, I'm not sure it would have actually worked. Basically, even though it was an intriguing story with some great potential, it turned out to be a decent biopic but nothing really mind-blowing, I'm afraid. The first problem is that the whole thing was just so pedestrian and predictable. Then, the other problem is that they kept adding some elements to the story without properly developing them. It was above all obvious with his partner Footit. Indeed, during the whole thing, they never really make up their mind if the guy was actually his friend or if he was just exploiting him. At some point, already half way through, Chocolat himself even asks him what the hell does he do with his money and his free time. Eventually, we get to see a random scene in a gay bar which had nothing to do with what happened before or after. Anyway, in spite of its flaws, thanks to Omar Sy, I still think it was a decent watch after all.
(May 2016)
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since I always had a weak spot for Lasse Hallstromâs work, I was quite eager to check it out. On top of that, there was a top cast involved (Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Pete Postlethwaite, Scott Glenn, Rhys Ifa” read more
