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Summary: A Decidingly Amusing and French Film
Review: Those French, they sure know how to make a charming movie. Seeing this awhile ago in the theater in Minneapolis, I was skeptical at first on how the film would be. I have to say, though, that I was very impressed, not only by the great direction by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, but also by every single one of the actors and actresses. Everything in the movie is set up to be almost dream-like, from the small "microcosm" of the neighborhood that Amelie lives in, to the the strange and believable characters that live there. Tautou gives a remarkably charming performance in the lead role. She is at once an ingenue and a dreamer, and the film captures this perfectly. Mathieu Kassovitz, of La Haine and others, fame, is also great. Having picked this DVD up while visiting in France, I was very impressed with the number of extras included, as well as eager to see how many of them would actually make it onto the US DVD release. Luckily, they all made it, a rarity for a foreign film. The transfer is great, but be a bit wary of the subtitles, they aren't all that accurate in their translation.
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Summary: Didnt like this one, but someone else obviously does
Review: I like quirky movies and I am an open minded person. However, I thought this movie sucked. Maybe because I was reading French for two hours at one o clock in the morning. I thought that the characters were very bizarre, and Amelie couldn't seem to make up her mind about some things that were quite obvious to the viewer. I heard that this was a romantic and fairy tale like movie. If that is what youre looking for, I'd check out chocolat. The characters are wonderful, johnny depp is totally hot in it, and it has a nice story line.
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Summary: A very odd and adorable movie
Review: I had no idea what was going to happen next in this movie but I loved it. It's just an adorable, frothy film about an oddball girl in search of something but not really knowing what. The torture of the vegetable man was pure genious. Definitely worth seeing!
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Summary: Charmed!
Review: A very charming movie with a charming lead. Made me think a little of the early Holly Golightly. But, this is a very French movie, filled with engaging situations carried along by a light, affecting story. The camera work is fantastic and the colors so rich that they seem to bleed off the screen. It is a movie you can watch over and over again.
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Summary: One point off for the sex
Review: This is almost a perfect film. I'm not gonna say much about it, just that if you've spent a good deal of your life looking for "the one," you'll understand what this movie is trying to say about this seemingly endless quest. However, despite the wonderfulness of this movie, the ending, while very romantic, is flawed. It depicts two people who have searched long and hard for each other in an effort to be loved having sex, something so carelessly base that a star has to be subtracted. One would think that the two would TALK, thus subscribing to the wills of their higher selves, not procreate in order to please their reptillian instincts. Overall, though, this movie is outstanding. If you want music that captures the same sort of warm, childish spirit, go out and buy Finally We Are No One by Múm. It's good stuff.
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Summary: Love this movie.
Review: Love this movie...The best parts include: Amelie skipping rocks in the water. Amelie playing tricks on a mean man. Amelie riding her motorbike.
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Summary: Amelie Poulain is a Parisian eccentic.
Review: Through a variety of tiny, selfless acts, Amelie touches the people around her, changing their lives in small, yet immeasurably vast ways. She reconnects a man with his childhood. She sparks passion between two lonely people. She brings closure to a mourning woman through a voice from the past. She subtly and deliciously avenges the abuses a mean-spirited employer heaps on a mentally slow but well-meaning assistant. And she sends her own father around the world through the eyes of a simple garden gnome. Amelie is shy. She's empathetic. She's inventive. And, wherever she goes, she dips her hands in sacks of grain and collects flat stones for skipping. Actress Audrey Tautou is perfect in the role, a winsome young woman with huge, deep eyes and a fey smile to steal your heart away.
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Summary: Cutesy, at best
Review: The filmmakers seem desperate to capture the viewer's attention. Perhaps I should have been impressed by the use of bold colors and surprised by the presentational style. But I wasn't. Unfortunately, those gimmicks don't distract from the thin storyline and beige characters: quirky gal looks for Mr. Right and interacts with her eccentric friends. Yawn. If, by chance, this film is intended as a parody of art-house films, then it sort of succeeds. Luckily, I only wasted a few bucks by renting it.
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Summary: Entirely disarming
Review: Charming, visualy lush, evocative, amusing, touching...this is one of the best movies I've seen in years...perhaps since Cinema Paradiso.
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Summary: Simple joy
Review: I got this DVD on impluse and was pleasantly surprised by it. I enjoyed it -- just like having afternoon tea outdoor on a gorgeous day. Something to unwind with just a touch of whimsical. This movie probably won't make you laughing uncontrollably but will sure give you a smile that last for days and months whenever you think about it.
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