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An average movie

Posted : 9 years, 4 months ago on 7 November 2014 10:21

I wasn't sure what to expect from this flick but since I have always been interested in François Ozon's work, I was really eager to check it out. Basically, like most of Ozon's features, it was rather difficult to make out what he was trying to achieve here and I had rather to judge the whole thing. This time, he went to direct something really different, a romantic costume drama and his first and only English speaking feature so far on top of that. Honestly, you are never really sure if the whole thing was actually straightforward or an actual satire of the genre. The fact that the main character was actually rather annoying didn't help either but we should give Romola Garai some credit as she still managed to make this woman still interesting to follow. Another interesting aspect was to see the always watchable Michael Fassbender at the beginning of his career and, from the moment he was on the screen, the whole thing became much more intriguing. Unfortunately, his character went from dark and brooding to become a seriously obnoxious douchebag. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, I still think it is an interesting watch and I think it is actually worth a look, especially if you are interested in François Ozon's work.


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