CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Whitech It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

FrouFrouFoxes After reading other reviews, I approached this movie with the expectation of disappointment. This is the perfect way to approach a movie you were eager to see. It also helps that I didn't get around to seeing it for some time. It turns out, the criticisms are all valid, so the deciding factor regarding your level of enjoyment of this movie is a matter of taste. I too get annoyed by trying-hard-to-be-quirky movies (ex: Diablo Cody), which are so self-consciously clever; this movie was so unaware of itself, that it never felt like it was contrived. I am sure many will agree that you can be very entertained by a movie (purposely using "movie" here and not "film"), while knowing it is not a masterpiece of cinema. For those who like whimsical fare, this is pure eye candy. Yes, the story is thin and the characters not deeply developed, but it's the whimsical equivalent of an action flick; those who like action go for a string of action sequences, which leave some of us bored to tears. This movie is a string to whimsical (how many times can I use that word in my review?), visual metaphors that are not profound, but amusing and cute. I suppose people think visual metaphors and surreal devices must always be profound, but here it is simply fun and entertaining. That is so unusual to me, that it is refreshing. I can watch a fluffy, light movie and not think too much and be delighted on the same level that others are when they watch some superhero action flick or gross out comedy. I wish more movies like this existed, not because it is so genius, but because it's pure entertainment without the typical vulgarity that goes along with pure entertainment. Not to say the visual metaphors are not very clever or executed very well - they are. It hits you on the gut level, so that you digest them readily, if it is in fact, the kind of imagery which you gravitate towards. An obvious example from the previews is the cloud-mobile the couple floats around in while on their first date - taking the feeling of first-date infatuation and presenting it in its literal form. They are in a cloud - literally! The whole movie is a string of this, and I guess you get it or you don't, or it amuses you or it does not. And when I say you get it, I don't mean you have to be deep or brilliant to get it.....it is very childlike, after all. It will not change your life, but it may delight you. I was not bored at all (saw the cinema cut), but other comments that you do not personally care about the characters and their outcome is true; I was entertained, but not deeply engaged. I give it an 8 because doing that with this kind of imagery is something special still.

zetes I think Michel Gondry meant for this to be his masterpiece, but, man, is it ever a mess. There's so much imagination, so many wonderful images, and everything's in service to such a nothing plot with paper-thin characters. The story is your basic "boy meets girl, girl inhales snowflake on wedding night, develops water lily in lung, becomes deathly ill" kind of thing. Romain Duris and Audrey Tautou are the boy and girl. They have various friends, but they don't have much character and don't do anything. This could probably be included among the worst movies of the past year, but, as I said, it has some marvelous images and hand-made special effects. I still feel like Gondry could find his way and make a good movie, but he really needs to focus and not just let his imagination run wild. For the record, I did watch the 130 minute French version, not the 94 minute American release. Even at 130 minutes it still feels like half the script was edited out!

writers_reign How is this misconceived. Let me count the ways. First it casts Romain Duris as a romantic leading man; this is a guy whose ideal role is holding Vincent Cassell's coat as he beats up a nun. Second it pairs Duris romantically with Audrey Tautao despite previous similar pairings showing that this is a non-starter. Third it attempts to make a fantasy cum love story that is never going to work. Fourth they allowed it to get beyond the 'say, fellas, what if we signed Audrey Taautoa and Romaine Duris, shoved them into a surreal world and see what happens' stage and actually shot this bad joke. It will, of course, have its supporters, people, after all have been known to shell out good money to watch Police Academy, Carry On, Brain-dead and others of that ilk. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Super Kino 30 minutes in the movie and the question was inevitable: "Still 90 minutes like this?" Unfortunately yes.Two hours with visuals in almost every frame: animated ringing bell, dancing long legs,soap-bubbles TV, Duke Ellington, stop motioned food, protons guns, Duke Ellington again and much much much more.Don't take me wrong, i love surreal stuff, I like Gondry and his past works too, from music video clips ('starguitar' and 'around the world' are two of my favorite) to movies (human nature, science of sleep, eternal sunshine and the 'Tokyo!' fragment) but this time looks like he maybe pushed a way too much the visual part of the story.I didn't read the book, but i've read around that the movie is pretty accurate to the script, the original story is very interesting to me but while watching the movie at some point you'll realize that you don't care anymore about what is happening in the story, because you'll get just distracted by all the visuals.The acting was good, almost everything was good but to me this was an artsy-videoclip-120 minute long and after watching it, i don't even know if i liked it or not. 5/10