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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
“To be honest, I had no idea what this movie was about so I wasnât really sure what to expect from the damned thing but since Iâm a huge fan of Meryl Streep, I was quite eager to check it out. What makes this movie interesting is that it mixes 2 dramas, a modern one and a period piece, involving ” read more
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“I already saw this movie but since it was a while back, I was quite eager to check it out again. Following the really popular but also rather generic âBilly Elliotâ, Stephen Daldry came up with this follow-up which was much more ambitious and it turned out to be another critical success. Well, I” read more
2015's Best Movies (60 movies items)"I'm not sure if it is allowed but I was allowed to change my selection, it would now look like this : 1. Inside Out 2. The Hateful Eight 3. Ex Machina 4. Sicario 5. The Revenant 6. Chorus 7. Ant-Man"
“Since it is a rather obscure feature, I wasnât really sure what to expect from the damned thing but since Iâm a huge fan of Roman Polanski, I was really eager to check it out. Basically, a year before, Â Polanski just made âRepulsionâ with Catherine Deneuve. This movie turned out to be Polan” read more
Notes: It has been a while since I have watched this flick and, to be honest, I think I might have been too young when I first watched it. Indeed, at around 14 years old, I started to watch the major classics and I watched them ferociously at a very quick pace. The problem is that, even if a movie is great, sometimes, the timing is not right and it goes way over your head and I think thatâs what happened to me with this flick. Basically, it is full of symbolic and sub-text and, like I said before, I didnât get much of it and it might need a re-watch at some point. In this prestigious trilogy directed by Kieslowski, this movie was the one which got the most praise but, in fact, it was actually my least favorite one. Indeed, this time, even though it was actually a pretty good movie, no doubt about it, I had a rather hard time to connect with the story and the characters involved.
Cast : Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, Frances McDormand, Jonah Hill, Alison Pill, Christopher Lambert, Michael Gambon
What was it about?
A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.
My two cents:
Well, to be honest, it wasn't really good. In fact, it was pretty much one of the Coen brothers's weakest efforts so far, I'm afraid. I mean, the whole thing looked fine and they had once again a really impressive cast at their disposal but this story was just rather boring. As a matter of fact, the plot was in fact really similar to the one they used for 'The Big Lebowski' as it was dealing with some rather pathetic kidnapping attempt and, in the process, they tried to throw at us all kinds of supposedly quirky and funny characters. Unfortunately, while 'The Big Lebowski' was just quite hilarious, this tale was on the other hand barely entertaining. Basically, from all these characters played by some really famous and usually talented actors, none of them was really interesting or fun, except for Alden Ehrenreich who was really the only one who managed to make his character work.
My rating: 06/10
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“I have always find it rather weird that, when you check Tyler Perry's movies on Imdb, their ratings are always so damned low. I mean, he has got only one single directing effort, 'For Colored Girls', which did manage to reach a 6.0 rating and everything else is usually way down below. Anyway, I want” read more
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