Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Paris

Some films are made with mathematical precision - A intersects with B and that equals C, which meets D in as askance manner. Paris, helmed by Cedric Klapisch who did the significantly better L'Auberge Espagnole, plays like an American studio paycheck film. The kind where familiar actors go through the paces of telling a sometimes interesting story.
Only this is a French film and all the actors are thesps who you've enjoyed in much better films. Performers like Juliette Binoche, Fabrice Luchini and my new favorite actress Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) do their schtick and little else.
The storyline rotates the cast and sometimes they meet or sometimes we see the next character out the car window and the movie then picks up on that thread. There's a little bit of interest for Francophiles and certainly the city itself is a main character; just marvel at that shot of the newly arrived immigrant standing across the moat from Notre Dame. But all things being equal Paris is the flavor du jour and won't stand the test of time.


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