A good movie

Even though this movie barely got noticed when it was released, since it was directed by Michel Gondry, I was still eager to check it out. Eventually, even though it wasn't completely groundbreaking and amazing,  I thought it was pretty good and,  in fact, it was possibly the best movie released by Gondry for many years, which might also mean that his recent work has been rather disappointing. Basically, during the whole duration, you are in a bus with a bunch of kids going home after their last day at school before the summer holidays. None of them was professional actor so there was definitely something fresh and genuine about their performances and, even though nothing much really happened during the whole thing, I was actually never bored. Still, there were a few things that did bother me though. First of all, I think he gave way too much focus on some really annoying kids sitting in the back of the bus. I mean, sure,  it was good to aknowledge them but, seriously, half of the movie was about them and it gave the feeling that, even though they were really obnoxious, they were in fact the most interesting of the bunch which I seriously doubt. Furthermore, I wonder if a French man was really the best choice to direct a movie about this subject. Anyway, in spite of its flaws, I thought it was a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Michel Gondry's work.


7/10