Not even Catherine Deneuve can save this dramatically inert soap opera of corruption and obsession, which does not even resolve its central mystery. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Based on a true-crime mystery from the 1970s South of France, this could have been a companion piece to the marvelous The Connection, if only it had characters we could care about, a sense of suspense, or even a clear idea of the story it wants to tell. A title change from the one it sported during some of its festival rounds — French Riviera — to the blah Lifetime docudrama one it has now may be an attempt to inject some drama into the proceedings, but by the time the film gets around to shifting gears into events where that begins to make the slightest bit of sense,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Based on a true-crime mystery from the 1970s South of France, this could have been a companion piece to the marvelous The Connection, if only it had characters we could care about, a sense of suspense, or even a clear idea of the story it wants to tell. A title change from the one it sported during some of its festival rounds — French Riviera — to the blah Lifetime docudrama one it has now may be an attempt to inject some drama into the proceedings, but by the time the film gets around to shifting gears into events where that begins to make the slightest bit of sense,...
- 6/3/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
In The Name Of My Daughter (L’homme qu’on aimait trop) Cohen Media Group Reviewed by: Harvey Karten for CompuServe ShowBiz. Databased on Rotten Tomatoes. Grade: B+ Director: André Téchiné Screenwriter: André Téchiné, Cedric Anger, based on “Une femme face a la Mafia” based on the memoir of Renée Le Roux and Jean-Charles Le Roux Cast: Guillaume Canet, Catherine Deneuve, Adele Haenel, Jean Corso Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 4/30/15 Opens: May 15, 2015 Two French movies with mafia themes, both inspired by true events and both taking place principally in the 1970s, are opening in New York on May 15, which may be either a coincidence or a sign of [ Read More ]
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- 5/1/2015
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
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