Apparently this is 'one of the most sophisticated movies of the year' 2004. Personally I thought 'Lord of the rings: return of the king' was sophisticated and also enjoyable! Admittedly the latter wasn't as real to life as this film, but then I belong to the school, most of the time, that goes to the cinema (or DVD box) for escapism. I don't mean it must not be related to life at all, but to see a fat girl who is unloved or unnoticed by her self-centred Dad go on for so long.....
Perhaps Hitchcock summed it up best: "For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake".
Not a terrible film but I just found myself not caring. Others begged to differ [Reviewed by Nuthatch]
As far as I'm concerned, I have to say that I found it just too close to life to gain any real pleasure from it. It seemed to be largely an attempt to get as much of a slice of real life as possible with very little character development.
True, there is some hope at the end that the women of the film have reached a stronger position and have a better idea of what they want, and I was engaged by the love story of our protagonist, but it generally went on far too long with not much development, constantly reiterating what a self-centred pig the father was and how he generally destroyed those around him. For those who claim that this was 'one of the most sophisticated movies of the year' then I'd have to say they might be right. In 2004 we had such clangers as Troy and Meet the Fockers, but faced with the chance to watch Comme Une Image again, I would have to say that I am quite happy to delve into the sophistication of the computer generated fart gags of Shrek 2 (also released 2004) for the twentieth time instead! [Reveiwed by Stonechat]
I found this film very real and very touching in its portrayal of a young girl who was desperate to be noticed and affirmed by her egotistical father. At times, I almost felt I was watching a documentary rather than a fictional story, so real did the characters seem. There was no great turning point, no earth-shattering crisis - just a quiet development of the central characters as they grow and change. The ending was satisfying in that both the daughter and her teacher seemed to have come to a realisation that the object of their adoration was incapable of giving them what they wanted and so they found the inner strength to move on and give up their impossible fantasies. Everything about the film is understated and yet it manages to convey a powerful message. [Reveiwed by Nightjar]
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