The Beat That My Heart Skipped

El Biffo

A French remake of "FINGERS", which starred Harvey Keitel. Dad wants him to go into the family business of being a small-time hood, a thumb-buster collecting debts, but he wants to be a concert pianist like mom. A great story, and I loved both films.

LaHaine

Thefilm thats actually better then Fingers the film it was remade after. Duris gives the performance he's forever going to be known for and the soundtrack is wonderful plus they redeem some of the sexism that ruined Fingers with powerful female characters. I love Fingers but this is a far better film just imagine if Scorcese and De Niro had made this in their prime peroid of the late 70's thats how good it is.

Lee

This is as near to a masterpiece as anything I've seen in a long, long time. Passionate, powerful and emotionally devastating. The performances are astounding and Jacques Audiard's screenplay is flat out incredible. One of the finest French films I've seen, and an instant favourite.

Tony Zhou

I've come to expect a character study like this to stall on its plot in the third act. Not this film. The last twenty minutes is incredible in the way it plays on our expectations and desires for Thomas. Love the final shot.

PROKOSCH

Just watched this for a third time, and it's bar none one of the most entertaining and nervy character studies of the decade. The film smells of grim malice, and Audiard's eye and ear are without parallel. Very, very highly recommended. Duris is given much to work with and doesn't for a second fail to deliver. "Écoute-moi, GlooGloo: argent, tu comprend ça? Monnai, BIG monnai..."

madebydanlam

Although I haven't seen the original "Fingers", this film is very special to me and I love it through and through. Mr. Duris' performance is real and it reminds me of the Dardenne brothers but laced with cocaine and on techno-pop. Very wonderful camerawork and the supporting cast are as interesting and compelling as the story, which is very.

Joks

I honestly can't believe people prefer this to Fingers. Fingers is a far more psychologically complex movie than this!!!

Tyler Aikens

I'm surprised so many of my MUBI friends have rated this so highly. I thought it was predictable cheese full of character stereotypes.