Articles in French Movie Reviews
Renaissance (2006) Movie Review
As computer processing power has increased over the years, we’ve seen more and more creative integration of CGI into film. For the most part, the technology has been restricted to rendering ever more convincing F/X for sci-fi and fantasy films. However, over the past few years we’ve seen the technology being used as the very [...]
October 18th, 2006 | Gopal | 0 comments | Read MoreEmpire of the Wolves (2005) Movie Review
As is usually the case with movies that involves people trying to figure out who they are, and discovering that all they know was never real to begin with, the journey ends up being more exciting than the destination. Such was the case with “The Bourne Identity”, where following Bourne as he tries to uncover [...]
June 8th, 2006 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreBandidas (2006) Movie Review
Except for a couple of scenes where it lives up to its marquee draw (”Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz together for the first time!”), “Bandidas” is surprisingly dull stuff. Not just that, but tedious and at times overly odious in its lame — and some might say, as clever or original as day old bread [...]
March 7th, 2006 | Nix | 1 comment | Read MoreCache aka Hidden (2005) Movie Review
“Hidden” is the latest film from German auteur Michael Haneke, director of “Code Unknown” and “Funny Games”. The film has already garnered a multitude of awards, including the best director and Jury prizes at Cannes . This is perhaps unsurprising, as the film is a textbook example of European art house [...]
February 13th, 2006 | James Mudge | 0 comments | Read MoreMalefique (2002) Movie Review
French horror has been enjoying somewhat of a revival over the last few years, with films such as “High Tension” and “In My Skin” enjoying international success. “Malefique” is another such slice of full blooded Gallic genre cinema which, though made back in 2002 is finally seeing the light of day. Rather than taking its [...]
December 11th, 2005 | James Mudge | 0 comments | Read MoreBanlieue 13 aka Suburb 13 (2004) Movie Review
Leave it to Luc Besson, the man behind “La Femme Nikita” and “Leon”, to single-handedly keep the phrase “French action movie” a viable option. The prolific writer/director/producer has had his hands in almost every action movie that has come out of France in the last two decades or so, from the successful “Taxi” franchise to [...]
June 23rd, 2005 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreClean (2004) Movie Review
“Clean” is a film best known for the remarkable central performance of actress Maggie Cheung, for which she won the top award at the 2004 Cannes film festival. Also of interest is the fact that it was directed by Oliver Assayas, to whom Cheung was married until the film was actually in production. Apparently, the [...]
June 5th, 2005 | James Mudge | 0 comments | Read MoreUnleashed aka Danny the Dog (2005) Movie Review
Generally speaking, Jet Li’s western films have been hampered by indecision on the part of the filmmakers as to how to handle his onscreen persona. Since English is not Li’s first language, he is typically relegated to playing a stone-faced killer required only to beat the crap out of everyone he sees. Thus, I suspect [...]
May 15th, 2005 | Gopal | 0 comments | Read MoreKaena: The Prophecy (2003) Movie Review
Truth be told, the only notable thing about “Kaena: The Prophecy”, which is hyped as the first French 3D animated film ever, is that American movie star Kirsten Dunst is the voice of the lead character, the titular Kaena. Which, by itself, brings some baggage, in particular the fact that everytime you hear Dunst’s voice [...]
January 30th, 2005 | Nix | 1 comment | Read MoreSamurai (2002) Movie Review
Generally speaking, blending genres is a good idea, and while it requires a delicate touch to pull off, when properly handled the result is a film that appeals to the viewer on several levels, as well as being more rewarding as a result of the blending. However, when handled in a ham-fisted fashion, the result [...]
December 12th, 2004 | Gopal | 0 comments | Read More
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