Articles in French Movie Reviews
Kiss of the Dragon (2002) Movie Review
“Kiss of the Dragon” is Jet Li’s third “international” film — movies that he is involved in without his usual Hong Kong crew. The movie, filmed exclusively in Paris, France, re-teams Li with his long-time contributor, Corey Yuen, who does all of the movie’s fight scenes. “KOD” has two things going for it: one, obviously, [...]
November 2nd, 2001 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreChocolat (2002) Movie Review
“Chocolat” is a cheat. For me, that is. The movie has gotten a lot of exposure, what having been nominated for a Best Picture Oscar and all. It’s a fine little movie, perhaps a little too sweet on top (pun intended), but all in all, it is a well-filmed, well-directed, and finely acted piece of [...]
October 28th, 2001 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreLa Femme Nikita (1991) Movie Review
“La Femme Nikita” is the movie that catapulted French action director Luc Besson to international stardom, as well as convincing the world the French were capable of more than just moody films about the nature of humanity and all that other good stuff. “Nikita” proved so successful that it was remade into an American film [...]
October 9th, 2001 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreSmall Change (1976) Movie Review
Francois Truffaut’s “Small Change,” in my humble opinion, is the best French movie I have ever seen. It is also the best film from the group of “new wave” directors of the ’60s, including Truffaut and fellow movie critic turned filmmaker, Jean Luc Goddard. The two men’s names cannot be said without mentioning the other, [...]
September 23rd, 2001 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreBaise Moi (2000) Movie Review
“Baise Moi,” which translates from French into “Rape Me” in English, is an oddball of a movie — if you can call it a “movie” at all, that is. The flick is controversial only in the sense that it shows hard-core sex in what purports to be a mainstream film. The film stars established European [...]
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