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Mugino
5Jan12
I was in CEGEP studying for my own exams when news of the massacre came through friends and family. I don't remember hysteria, only communal shock and grief. It's a solemn, quiet memory much like the tone of Villeneuve's contemplative film. Many critics decried the labeling of that crime solely as an act of misogyny. The incident scarred men and women alike, taking lives long after the case was closed. Haunting.
john saenz
17Jul11
Hate to be another person to compare this to Elephant because they are both unrelated aside from a slightly lingering theme. I will just take it as an opportunity to say this film exceeds Elephant to a great extent. Van Sant's overly anti-drama deadpan pile of junk was the most void piece of crap i have ever seen. Also only Bresson is aloud to be anti-drama.
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Lars Ole Kristiansen
28Sep10
Beautiful cinematography, but compared to Gus Van Sants masterpiece "Elephant" this is pure emptiness. Awful, pretentious, almost tasteless film.
Ranylt
4Jan10
Disappointing. Huge fan of Villeneuve's far more sophisticated MAELSTROM and was surprised how heavy-handed he let this one get, subject matter notwithstanding. Conflicted delivery re. women's rights (lots of subtle subversion of ostensible feminism slant). Serves purely as a memorial piece.
Stefan Ramstedt
13Dec09
Well, I don't understand why that triangle is so bad, neither generally or in this film. The thing with Polytechnique is that it's "hero" (as you call it) fails, the love interest (which you might as well call friendship) doesn't lead to anything and the villain neither wins or looses. It's the Hollywood triangle structure reaching the point when it sees it's own weaknesses... If you wanna go that far.
Stefan Ramstedt
11Dec09
So we meet again Sebastian... I agree with you that this film i entertaining. But entertaining in what way? I know by fact that you didn't laugh through the whole screening, so it must be a different form of entertainment. And when it comes to depicting violence (a violence that mostly appeatr outside the frame), I see nothing wrong with how this film i portraying the massacre. As long as it isn't fun to watch, and as long as you want the violence to end, I see nothing wrong with it. I think that you should be a lot more upset with many horror films, where violence is supposed to be something to experience and then laughed at. Oh! And by the way. I don't really see why the killers beard is a "psycho-beard" and whilst the "heros" beard is not. Maybe you could shed some light on that one for me?
Andy Oettl
28Nov09
A brilliant reconstruction of the Montreal massacre. It is uncomfortable to watch but at the same time very touching and beautifully shot. One of the best films of 2009.
Grey Daisies
7Oct09
The best film I've seen this year so far. The beauty of the black and white images stands in stark contrast to the horrifying story that's being presented and thus enhances the impact even more.
Kenneth G.
24Jun09
Well shot and excellently acted - incredible and personal performances by the actors. For more, read my contrast to Elephant in its reviews.