Chell Reviews

First appearance: Portal (2007)

Chell is a woman of few words.

She may very well be mute – or it could be a side-effect of spending so much time in suspended animation after failing the test to become an Aperture Science Test Subject.

The reason?

She was too persistent, which would become a problem once GLaDOS reanimated her at the beginning of the original Portal.

It turns out putting a Portal Gun in the hands of someone you kidnapped and forced into an eternal slumber isn’t the best idea.

This highly resourceful and quick-thinking lady is a force to be reckoned with.

A silent killer, if you will.

It is once again a rather obscure French movie which not much people have seen here in Listal (I was one of the first users who have rated this movie and, right now, only 13 users have rated it so far). I remember it very well, I think I even saw it in France in the movie theater when it was released. Basically, it is a rather weird but really interesting movie about a rich guy who hire a younger man to be his taster... It does sound a little bit crazy and it was indeed but I thought it was a very good movie with Bernard Giraudeau who provided a solid performance. Eventually, the whole thing about the taster it is just an excuse to give us some really compelling characters. It is also interesting to point out that this movie was directed by Bernard Rapp who used to be in France a TV personality in the 80’s but, in the 90’s, he decided to become a movie director and this movie was probably his best directing effort. To conclude, even though it is a rather obscure flick, I really liked it a lot and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in French movies.