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Summary: Excellent, creative, stunning and lovely......
Review: This is the most creative and lovely movie I have ever seen. Stunning, funny and lovely to watch. This is a MUST see movie!!
Bravo to all involved in its making. My husband and I walked out of the movie theater saying we will buy it the minute it comes out on DVD, a definate must see and must have for the home movie collection.
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Summary: I Want To Be French!
Review: As is often the case, I leave an international film wanting to be in the place, and with the people I've just spent the last 90 minutes with. Amelie is no exception; none of the boring explanations you generally get in American films as to the whimsy you see on the screen (note the twins in one scene, they are just there for the visual delight, that's all!) And, Amelie, oh my, is there anyone who cannot relate to the dysfunction she's endured, and not believe that one can go on to be charming and eccentric, if only the world was as acceptably nutty as it is in Amelie's world? If you only see one movie this year (or even for the whole of 2002)make it this one.
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Summary: Sublime...simply sublime
Review: I consider myself a romantic, but a pragmatic romantic. Love at first sight is an idea that is simply too hard for me to swallow. What is much more believable is what took place when I took a chance to view this film. Over the course of two hours I became intrigued, was mesmerized, and then finally succumbed to what in hind-sight should have been a forgone conclusion. I love Amelie. Audrey Tautou's portrayal of this remarkable character coupled with Jean-Pierre Jeunet's whimsical story-telling is intoxicating. I literally stumbled out of the theatre cognizant of the fact that I was in no condition to drive. Why? I had just met the person we all want to know, who felt the way we all want to feel. It was simply a remarkable theatre going experience. American cinema is dead, long live France.
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Summary: Incroyable!!!
Review: I cannot express enough how amazing I felt this movie to be. This film was a voyage through bliss. I was in love and sad at once. I give it 2 huge thumbs up!
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Summary: Truffaut's style re-born in Jean-pierre Jeunet!!
Review: Trully one of the most amazing films of this year. Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (City Of Lost Children, Delicatesen), has made what I consider the best film of the year. Reminesence of Francois Truffaut 's film style, and Jeunet's amazing sense of imagery and story telling have given this film a look and feel that I can only put to words as: poetry in motion!
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Summary: amelie
Review: one of the better movies i've ever seen. very quirky. jeunet takes comic sequences far enough to be hilarious, but not far enough to annoy--very important. also, very sweet and oddly romantic. i've seen it 6 times, 5 in france and once here subtitled in english. highly recommended.
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Summary: This is the real Serendipity
Review: Amelie is a wonderful and sensible little film about a wonderfully simple young woman. Amelie was born to parents who seemed more concerned about their careers than about her. Her lack of attention and over protective upbringing will lead to her shy and quiet manner.As an adult Amelie lives a simple life as a waitress, she finds pleasure in simple observations and skipping stones along Paris famous canals. Yet her simple life is changed upon the news of Lady Diana's tragic death. An accident reveals a serendipitous discovery that leads her to bring joy to those around her and avenge those who have made her miserable. Her good deeds are elaborate, almost Rube Goldberg like in their complexity but each one leads to happiness for the recipient. Whether it is reuniting a father with his estranged family to helping her own father pursue his dream of traveling, Amelie uses this newfound courage to go out and find happiness for those around her. Directed by French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amelie is a break from his earlier surreal distopian fare (City of Lost Children, Delicatessen). In contrast Amelie is a warm and pleasant comedy that features his unique style and quirky characters without the dark and cruel background of previous works. Amélie makes you want to smile with her frail appearance that reveals her warm heart and devilish wit, she is so full of life and yearning for adventure. Her search for other peoples happiness will lead to her own search for love but along the way she has to make that guy respect and admire her even more.
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Summary: The Easiest Review I Could Ever Composed
Review: So here it is....simply the best film I've ever seen. EVER...yes. I'm not exaggerating. I've been waiting all my 33-year life to see a film like AMELIE. The film has everything I look for in a film - the pure perfection. Since many of you haven't seen AMELIE yet, I'm not going to get into all the details, etc. etc. The less you know about the film, the more magical your cinematic experience will be. AMELIE is incredibly breath-taking in every sense. AMELIE is a flawless, charming, imaginative love story. Every character is unforgettable. As Amelie turns to look at you with her big inky eyes, you will fall in love. If you ever fell in love and remember the feelings, this is how the film will make you feel. That is why I want to go back and sit through AMELIE and fall in love again and again. It's that addictive.
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Summary: Quirky and creative!
Review: This movie presents a welcome, refreshing perspective on life. No whining about Amelie's terrible childhood, no pouting about how unfair life can be and no excuses for not engaging life with intelligence, energy and creativity! Amelie puts us on notice that we're responsible for creating the joy and mystery of our lives. Walk out of the theater and get with it folks! You have nobody to blame for a dull life except yourself! This movie adds to the rich French cinematic tradition of pulling mystery out of the commonplace.
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Summary: Incredible, amazing and magnificent!!!
Review: See this movie at all costs! It surpasses any American film I have seen in the past year and truly gives an example of good filmmaking. Every aspect of this film, from the writing to the acting to the cinematography to the music to the editing and on and on, is brilliant, sublime and masterful. The story itself is full of life, hope, love and everything good we strive for. Even the romance is told in a new, fresh way - not easy to do considering the subject has been done to death.
GO SEE THIS FILM!!!
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