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Michael Harbour
16Jan12
Quirky, funny, charming with tremendous visual style, but not much substance. It's all whipped topping - but really good whipped topping.
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Tony Smith
13Jan12
This movie was really great. Jean-Pierre Jeunet knows how to capture fun on film.
Astrojanitor
23Nov11
On the bottom end of Jeunet's major work--but still highly enjoyable. The story is light on emotional weight and most characters are little more than a collection of facial tics...but there are some incredible set pieces and beautiful photography. More importantly the drug sniffing dog sequence involves the best dog acting I have ever seen.
pitdogG
9Oct11
Finally, It arrives from Amazon. Sweat beads my forehead as I place the disc into the machine. I sit back and enjoy a pleasant effort by one of my favorite living directors. Not the best effort, but an enjoyable one. All the hallmarks are here, style, cast, quirk, but there is something lacking. I can't quite put my finger on it. My only choice is to watch it again. Try it, it's fun, and not a waste of time.
Sukumar Periwal
29Aug11
Brilliant affirmation of the power of the fool to subvert the fragile pomposity of outward power. A man with a bullet in his head and a bunch of eccentric friends can wreak more havoc than wealthy arms dealers and goons in posh suits. Tinkerers can do magical things with the bric a brac of urban refuse: never take odds and ends for granted.
MrDickPump
3Jul11
Los cuentos de Jeunet siempre dan a sensación de qué es una utopia, más no la certera idea humana, alcanzable y extrañamente fútil que realmente logran ser. Lo principal (Aparte de la impecable dirección de fotografía y la narrativa de la historia) es ese sentido facilista de hacer una película de culto.
Surrender Dorothy
16Mar11
Probably my least favorite Jeunet. Seemed messy and drawn out to me. I had some of the same feelings when watching The City of Lost Children, though I loved Delicatessen and Amelie. Perhaps his films no longer enchant me as they once used to.
Harry Rossi
18Feb11
Glad I saw it but not something I would revisit. It was fun to watch and beautifully shot but felt a little to... simple and cute for the issues it was trying to tackle. Fun though.
Joel
23Jan11
As much as Jeunet can be predictable, and he admits it, there is something so lovely and charming about his films. Even as his films could fall categorised as French Hollywood, I find his lack of realism and perhaps far too romantic and improbable plots never manipulate. Unlike Hollywood we are not being deceived, instead, Jean-Pierre revels and joys in his imaginative craft. A film full of delight and wonder.
Christopher Smith
22Dec10
Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest is steeped in his unique offbeat style, though it never quite captures the magic of some of his other works. The plot and characters are underworked - though the colorful cast is perfectly up to the task - but it manages to stay engaging with a number of inventive set-pieces. A very enjoyable film, but not one of Jeunet's best.
Pedro Ponte
23Aug10
Another little piece of whimsy and quirkiness by the king of the whimsical and quirky. Often recalls Delicatessen and City of Lost Children, but much funnier and lighter. Now there's just waiting for the next.
Magnus Gustavsson
22Aug10
I cant wait to see this one! Probably a masterpiece just as all of Jean-Pierres movies.
hakaima sadamitsu
31Jul10
Bob-ob-boring and very disapponting! Come on Jeunet, you can do better than this! Try something difference (that does not include aliens) for once!