I love everything about that movie, especially the fantastic performances of the 2 main actors, BUT, this movie is a untold remake (so, yup: plagiarism) of one of my favorite french movie "Not for, or Against (Quite the Contrary)" {Original title: Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire)}, directed by Cédric Klapisch in 2003.
Emily the criminal follows the exact same plot, and offers several similar scenes from the beginning to the end.
The only 2 slight improvements are:
So Emily the Criminal is indeed a good effort, and overall a good movie, but I hope Cédric Klapisch will be mentioned some day, because his original movie is a masterpiece.
Emily the criminal follows the exact same plot, and offers several similar scenes from the beginning to the end.
The only 2 slight improvements are:
- Emily is a more compelling character than Caty, more tortured and strained by her student debt.
- The big depot heist at the end of "Not for Nor Against" is toned down to a more "human scale" robbery, somehow more realistic.
So Emily the Criminal is indeed a good effort, and overall a good movie, but I hope Cédric Klapisch will be mentioned some day, because his original movie is a masterpiece.