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| Movie Review: La Moustache Alternate Title: Sometimes I Hate French Films
Story: Sometimes I hate French
Films and sometimes I don't. This was one of those times that a French
film did not work for me. An elegant, beautifully shot film, filled
with stylish, attractive people but after all that- not a heck of a
lot works. Marc and Agnes seem to have a solid marriage.
One night he shaves off his moustache and not only does she not notice,
when confronted, she exclaims that he did not have a moustache. And
we are off. Marc goes into a tailspin, paranoia sets in, reality becomes
warped and pretty quickly we end up in Hong Kong. Is Marc nuts? Is Agnes trying to make him crazy?
Is perception reality? Does anyone give a shit? I don't require a neat and tidy ending to films but I do require some
semblance of a story that has a beginning, middle and end. This film
did not deliver. Acting: Vincent Linden and Emmanuelle Devos were
both admirable. I just did not care a bit what happened to them after
awhile.
Predilection: This film has been playing in one of
new favorite theaters for several months and I decided to finally check
it out. Bad idea.
Food: I saw this a few weeks ago and don;t remember
the details.
Visual Art: I mostly remember it was a dark film.
Theater Audience: I was totally alone in the theater.
Sappy Factor: 0
Quirky Meter: 0
Squirm Scale: 0
Drift Factor: I planned the rest of my summer while
watching this film.
Predictability Level: Who cared?
Tissue Usage: I cried because I wasted money on this.
Oscar Worthy: No
Big Screen or Rental: Neither
Length: An extremely long 90 minutes.
LOBO HOWLS: 2
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