Like a Fish out of Water

Rating:
Summary: Great cast/ average comedy / disapointing dvd
Review: an enjoyable hybrid, drama-comedy (although a tad flawed)

the plot..
an aging con man known as B.B (tcheky karyo), and his partner, Myrtille (monica bellucci), persuade a lovesick sap named Desire Poilvin (michel muller) to help them steal a rare fish from a wealthy collector.
their accomplice (dominique pinon), however,turns their planned caper into a bloodbath.
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great cinematography, some scenes have a monotoned color,the ensemble is visualy impressive..especialy for this genre.

the cast:
is really brilliant,..there's dominique pinon (better known for his previous films such as Amelie, Delicatessen , the city o the lost children, foutaises etc...), surprisingly, there's also monica bellucci,(she rarely plays in comedies),she and michel muller steals the show.
there's also a personal fav of mine , Tcheky karyo (La femme nikita , the king is dancing , My life so far , the dobermann , the bear, BLUEBERRY....etc..).
and a cameo apearnce from Jose Garcia (trouble every day , beaumarchais the scoundrel, jet set , le boulet..etc)

overall, the acting is great,(sort of hysterical in some scenes), but the problem with this film is the constent mood/change,the story constently jumps between your average comedy to a dead serious drama.
ultimately "a fish out of the water", is not very memorable..but its still worth watching.

the dvd version of "like a fish out of the water", contains only two different possibilities..[play] and [chapter selection]
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OTHER SUGGESTIONS:
[Irreversible - directed by gaspar noe] , [l'appartement - directed by gilles mimouni] , [delicatessen - directed by marc caro & jean pierre jeunet] , [Wasabi - directed by gerard krawczyk] , [asterix & obelix: Mission cleopatre directed by alain chabat] , [malena - directed by giuseppe tornatore]...

Rating:
Summary: Only because of Monica. Picture quality very poor...
Review: If you are watching this, I guess it is highly likely that you are interesed in Monica Bellucci, like me. She is as stunning as ever in this movie, BUT not as sexy as in Malena, or as 'exposed' as in Irreversible.
Otherwise, I would say this is only a so-so movie. The story is interesting, but I think it just can be better (either more funny or more violent).
The worst part of this DVD is its quality - the color quality is like fade painting...very disappointing.

Rating:
Summary: Only because of Monica. Picture quality very poor...
Review: If you are watching this, I guess it is highly likely that you are interesed in Monica Bellucci, like me. She is as stunning as ever in this movie, BUT not as sexy as in Malena, or as 'exposed' as in Irreversible.
Otherwise, I would say this is only a so-so movie. The story is interesting, but I think it just can be better (either more funny or more violent).
The worst part of this DVD is its quality - the color quality is like fade painting...very disappointing.