A good movie

Ever since I watched and loved 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', I became instantly a fan of Michel Gondry and I was really eager to check what he would do next. His first follow-up was a decent documentary called 'Block Party' but I was eagerly waiting for his next fiction. To be honest, it wasn't really mind-blowing like I was hoping for but it was still a pretty solid flick. First of all, it was pretty neat that he shot the movie this time in France, his motherland, and there were a couple of familiar figures who you may have never heard of (Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Miou-Miou, Emma de Caunes). As usual with Gondry, the whole thing was visually really appealing. Unfortunately the story was not really amazing in my opinion. I mean, like everything made by Michel Gondry, it was pretty quirky and whimsical but it was missing something to be really spellbinding. It seemed that Gondry put too much effort to make his movie looked awesome and as a result, the script was not really strong, especially compared to 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' which had an amazing story with some really interesting characters. Still, it remains a cute tale and Bernal and Gainsbourg were both terribly charming. To conclude, even though it is not a masterpiece, it still remain a pretty cool flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Michel Gondry's work.

7/10