Reviews by johanlefourbe

Even though I didn't like the 1rst installment, since I have a really weak spot for Emma Thompson, I still wanted to check this sequel. Eventually, I thoughth it was neither worse or better than its predecessor. Indeed, there was a nice cast involved (Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Asa Butterfield, Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans, Ralph Fiennes and Ewan McGregor) but, once again, the story was just so boring... Basically, in my opinion, Nanny McPhee was just a rather uninspired and ugly version of Mary Poppins, not much more than that. To be honest, I think it is quite a shame that Emma Thompson who has won before the Academy Award for the best screenplay, was now working on such material. Furthermore, she is a fine actress and it's a pity that this movie was one of the few opportunities that you have to see her playing the lead. I have to admit that I wasn’t the targeted audience and there is a good chance that young children might end up enjoying it but what a borefest... Anyway, to conclude, I didn't like the damned thing, I thought it was a tedious family feature and I don’t think it is really worth a look, except maybe if you have some (very) young children to entertain. 

Since I kept hearing here and there that this was the best comedy coming out in 2011, I was really eager to check out this flick. Well, to be honest, the damned thing turned out to be rather disappointing. I mean, I did like it, there were some really good ideas in there but there were also some stuff that didn't work for me. Above all, the main issue was that even though it was funny, the whole thing was never really  hilarious. One detail that really annoyed me was that, when Kristen Wiig ends up in bed, why on Earth does she still have her bra?!? I have never heard of someone having sex with her bra on and I understand that she didn't want to show her breast to the rest of the world but you can try to shoot the scenes to give the impression that she is naked like a normal person without showing her topless. I was also really annoyed by Rose Byrne's character. Of course, I'm aware that it was the whole point of this character but, this way, she was completely deprived of any personality and I think it would have been more interesting if the character would have been more balanced. Furthermore, there was lots of talk about Melissa McMarthy who was supposedly totally awesome in there but, to be honest, I thought she was decent but not really hilarious. Basically, it was just another weird and quirky character, nothing more. Still, I did like this flick. Indeed, Kristin Wiig was quite amazing and I really loved how they wrote her character who was at the same time charming but also deeply flawed, egoistical and really messed up. It was really thanks to her that I mostly enjoyed this flick. To conclude, even though I think the whole thing was rather overrated, it was still an enjoyable comedy and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

I’m a huge fan of the list ‘1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’. In fact, it is thanks to this list that I discovered this website. However, there are one thing that bothers me with this list is the lack of recent movies, especially when you see some older and rather obscure movies that could be easily removed. This flick is a perfect example. Anyway, even though Maurice Pialat is not really well known in Listal, he was (and still is actually) a very highly regarded director in France. Honestly, I haven't seen many movies directed by Pialat but considering his reputation, I was really eager to watch this flick which was starring Gérard Depardieu and Isabelle Huppert who are both two of the best French actors for already the last 3 decades. Well, they were both really impressive. The story was dealing with one of those rather convoluted and messed up relationship that you only get to see in French movies. In my opinion, the plot was rather far-fetched and even  depressing but thanks to the tremendous work of the actors involved, it was still a nice watch. To conclude, it may not be one of Pialat's best work but I still enjoyed it and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in French movies.

I already saw this movie but since I just brought a brand new awesome TV, I thought I might as well re-watch it. Back then, the first time around, to be honest, I wasn't expecting much from this flick. Indeed, I thought that 'Iron man 2' was rather disappointing and ‘Thor’ and 'Captain America' didn’t turn out to be bad but they were still nothing amazing. In fact, this whole Avengers thing seemed to be some kind of misguided marketing stunt. Boy, I was wrong.... Indeed, it turned out to be one of the best super-hero flicks I have ever seen. Basically, there was an impressive cast, there were some really cool action scenes but it fortunately went beyond this. Eventually, you really have to give some credits to Joss Whedon who managed to put all those puzzle pieces together. Indeed, it was rather impressive to see how each character got enough screen time without getting too much attention. The story was also entertaining enough, there were some hilarious one-liners throughout the whole thing and the interaction between all those super-heroes was really neat. To be honest, I have to admit that is not as impressive as it used to be when you watch it again 10 years later and I guess it has to do with the fact that, since then, we have seen so many huge bombastic MCU installments involving so many more characters. Anyway, it was still a really fun flick though, I had a great time watching this and it has been a while since I had so much fun watching a blockbuster. It was also the proof that Marvel's gamble, to create a Cinematic Universe linking all kinds of characters together, was going to be a huge game changer at the box-office and this formula would be (so far, unsuccessfully) copied by virtually all the major movie studios in the following years. To conclude, it was a very nice surprise, I really enjoyed it and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.