Thursday, March 1, 2012
a romantic movie after all
The movie pleasantly surprised me. Characters dramas and atmosphere arethe keys here, not the plot, which is rather thin. Noticeable is thesubtle, but constant erotic arousal between Leo and the 3 female maincharacters, who, at certain point all seem to be falling for him. Don'texpect explicit scenes, romance is just suggested and that makes themovie worth. C.Lambert is acting very well IMHO, bringing to life anunexpected mixture of manhood, loser, romance and sensitivity. SophieMarceau is ravishing as a very beautiful woman condemned in thewheelchair, but still aspiring for love and fulfillment in her life.She is an educated woman, even sophisticated, having high expectationsfrom the people surrounding her. She reminds of a noble from othercentury sometimes. I found very nice to watch how such a characterplayed by Marceau ends up falling for the sometimes rude Lambert, andalso, how this "rude" boy, a former boxer now drinking all his pennies,can display such profound and delicate feelings. In conclusion I wouldgive it 7.5, which is good, but not great.