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Passion review
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An average movie

When was the last time Brian De Palma actually delivered a really good movie? At least 2 decades ago with 'Mission Impossible' (which I found actually rather overrated). Still, every time he comes up with a new directing effort, I get really excited, especially when, in this case, it sounds like some perfect material for him. Well, eventually, I'm actually amazed about how underwhelming the whole thing turned out to be. I mean, I wonder if the original French version was any good to start with (I have my doubts) but it was probably better than this. Basically, the main issue I had was that, even though it was sold as some kind of steamy erotic thriller, the whole thing felt terribly flat and weak. Indeed, all the characters were underwritten, all their relationships were barely developed, even everything involving their work was just so boring and even rather unconvincing. The saddest thing was that both Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace are some really strong actresses and they both managed to do a lot with this really thankless material but it was just not enough to save this flick. Anyway, to conclude,  unfortunately, it turned out to be another massive disappointment from this director and I don't think it is worth a look. 



5/10
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Added by johanlefourbe
8 years ago on 26 December 2015 12:05