How this could get good reviews is beyond me. I give it two stars, because I could stand to make it all the way through. One star if I can't even finish a movie.
Everyone goes through some trauma and loss in their lives; that is a terrible club we all eventually belong. That is not an excuse to become in essence: self-centered at best, and sociopathic at worst. Just because the protagonists were like this from childhood to adulthood and performed this kind of shame and outrage on each other as well as all the people they encountered throughout their lives did not make for a romantic movie for me. Both of the protagonists are crass and destructive towards anyone and everyone - whether they are strangers, or family, or spouses, or each other. This is not a comedic love story in my estimation.
After the first 30 minutes, I was ready to quit on this movie, but wanted to keep an open mind and made it to the end. It had a lot of good reviews, but count me out.
It reminded me more of Thelma and Louise than Amelie. I've seen French movies, and it's no Amelie. It's not even close to Thelma and Louise either.
Everyone goes through some trauma and loss in their lives; that is a terrible club we all eventually belong. That is not an excuse to become in essence: self-centered at best, and sociopathic at worst. Just because the protagonists were like this from childhood to adulthood and performed this kind of shame and outrage on each other as well as all the people they encountered throughout their lives did not make for a romantic movie for me. Both of the protagonists are crass and destructive towards anyone and everyone - whether they are strangers, or family, or spouses, or each other. This is not a comedic love story in my estimation.
After the first 30 minutes, I was ready to quit on this movie, but wanted to keep an open mind and made it to the end. It had a lot of good reviews, but count me out.
It reminded me more of Thelma and Louise than Amelie. I've seen French movies, and it's no Amelie. It's not even close to Thelma and Louise either.