Amelie

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Summary: Beautiful film...
Review: What a surprise - I thought this movie was going to be another "chic" flic, and being a guy....why would I see a chic flic! I was sorely wrong, and this movie is anything but a chic flic. Superb acting, great comedy, awesome writing....this movie is great! See it if you haven't yet. One of the better films I've seen in a while.

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Summary: As rich as French cuisine
Review: "Amelie" reminds movie lovers why we sit through all the dross, hoping against hope (or hype) that pure cinema DOES still exist. Easily the best European import since "Wings Of Desire", this beautifully shot and imaginatively edited film explores similar themes of humanist romanticism, albeit with a lighter touch. Audrey Tautou literally lights up the screen as the endearingly offbeat Amelie, a "gregarious loner" who decides to become a guardian angel (sometimes benign devil) and commit random acts of anonymous kindness. Amelie's "people in need" are suspiciously silmilar to her-those who need that little push to come out of self-imposed exiles and revel in life's simple pleasures. Of course, our heroine is really in search of her own happiness and fulfillment. Does she find it? You'll have to see for yourself! Whimsical, touching and ultimately meaningful without pretension or saccharine overload. Even hard-bitten cynics may find themselves tearing up once or twice (warning: hopeless romantics will be reduced to hapless puddles!).

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Summary: A dessert for your imagination
Review: This movie is directed for the inner child inside every person.
It is an invitation to remember those inocent and happy moments that we live through all our lives.

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Summary: Wonderful
Review: I saw this tonight at the film festival in my city, and it is one of the most wonderful movies that I have ever had the pleasure to come across. I would recommend it to *anyone*. You will fall in love in the midst of a hysterical, neurotic tableau of characters and personalities. Do yourself a favour and rent/buy/watch this movie!

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Summary: Amelie= Amazing
Review: Amelie is a story about a waitress that is a regular do-gooder. This movie is fascinating! I really enjoy how in the movie they introduce each character and tell the audience there likes and dislikes. Also the effects are really neat. This just comes to show America that we don't need sex, drugs, violence, other secular things to entertain us, we need alittle Amelie . . .

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Summary: A breath of fresh air
Review: "Amelie" is a wonderful film in all respects: acting, script, direction, character development, suspense, comedy, originality and even special effects. This joyous and touching film is so far from the formulaic junk they are cranking out in Hollywood these days that I hope they take note of it's fresh and original nature and allow some fresh scripts to be produced. Of course what is more likely to happen is that given its success, Hollywood will buy the rights, water the script down, call it "Emily" set it in New York or Seattle and produce some cheese-processed English language version. But back to "Amelie". This film grabs you from the opening and never lets go. It was really better than all the word of mouth hype I had heard- a rare event indeed.
Prepare to be utterly delighted!
Highly recommended!

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Summary: Hugely overrated, it none-the-less made me smile
Review: "Amelie" (2001)

Since this movie was released just a little while after the September 11th tragedy, I think all viewers gave a certain warmth towards it because it was such a feel-good film and that's just what audiences needed after seeing the twin towers crash down. I actually saw this movie about December of 2001, so I wasn't as affected by the cheery state of this film as the viewers watching it a month or so after the tragedy were. None-the-less, Amelie still made me smile.

Alas, there were problems though. At times I felt very manipulated by the film and had the feeling that the movie was trying too hard to get me to like it. The most annoying thing about the movie is it goes on for a little too long. The film develops an excellent first half, but it bogs down just a little in the second half with an only mildly interesting love story that remains mysterious for far too long.

This definitely isn't a bad movie though. I had some dislikes, but overall, I enjoyed Amelie and it kept me happy. Mostly due to Audrey Tatou's amazing screen presence. She brings much light and warmth to her character, and I look forward to her becoming a big star in future films, and maybe not just French ones.

The characters are developed very well and I loved how at the start of the movie it had voice-over's about the characters likes and dislikes, and their style of living, how old they are and so on and so on. The movie doesn't just develop its characters with words; it also uses movements, facial expressions and quotable one-liners to make these people more 3-dimensional.

Amelie is also good for a laugh. Many of the scenarios are laugh-out-loud funny (Amelie punishing her neighbours, a cigarette saleswoman having sex for the first time in months, very publicly!) and others are just small laughs that earn big smiles. I enjoyed the laughs and kindness of the movie, and I liked how the title character wanted to do things to make others' lives better. It made me feel like I wanted to do something good for somebody else. Sometimes Amelie was a bit too in-your-face nice, like do we really need the lead character giving us nice, cute smiles every 5 minutes, and showing us spoons nicely, while being nice? There were really no dark aspects of the movie, but I suppose that is not exactly a flaw because the aim of the game was probably to make Amelie as much of a a bright, fun, happy film as it could be, but I would've liked a bit more genre range.

All in all, this movie earned my respect and I recommend it, but it certainly wasn't the best film of 2001, as many critics and festivals are calling it. It was simply a quirky, funny little number that you can watch once, smile and laugh with it, and then forget about it after a few days.

MY GRADE: B

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Summary: Stunarama
Review: Amelie is BEAUTIFUL!!
It is joyously captivating and visually splendid. It absorbs you. Such a wondrous world and so many emotionally stimulating images. I was so happy at the end..I cried. The world did not seem so nasty and I did not feel as bitter, angry, frustrated or depressed at the world after seeing this film.
It is the ultimate happiness maker....but done without a single grain of sugar! AMAZING. Pure and indulgent fantasy for grown ups. I Love Amelie...one of my all time favourites.

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Summary: Amazing!
Review: I am a grade 9 highschool student who went to see this movie with my french class. I will admitt that the majority of the class was only going to get out of school for the afternoon, but I can honestly say that I absolutly love this movie. After watching it I was touched.
I think that one of the things that makes this movie so enjoyable (other than the great acting, amazing sound track, and the brillant storyline) is how we can all relate to Amelie in one way or another... At least I found that. I urge you to see the movie to see if you agree.
This is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time, and I can't wait to watch it over and over once it's finally realesed!!

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Summary: A beautiful movie.
Review: For some reason, even though I'm not a very big fan of movies I have to read, they usually end up being my favorites. This is the kind of movie you want to snuggle up next to the person you love, grab a tub of popcorn and start a roaring fire. This may have the appearance of a chick flick (I guess it is in most respects.), but both genders can enjoy this film greatly. When I saw this in the theatres, the whole audience was roaring. I even laughed out loud several times. This has got to be one of the funniest movies ever made. I laughed (I don't think it made me cry.), hoped and prayed during the whole movie.
The most inspiring stories are those where insignificant people are shown to be significant in the lives of others. Amelie is one of those stories of how one insignificant, beautiful (and I do mean beautiful) waitress can inspire and touch the world around her. There is some mild language, sexual content and humor and brief nudity.
This is a must-see. Audrey Tautou's eyes alone make this movie worth a fortune. Love it, see it, buy it.