Amelie Reviews

Amelie

I found this film to be be perfectly crafted in all respects.

The first thing that caught my eye was the stunning beauty of every frame. Each shot appeared to be perfectly 'manicured'. There was no 'dissonace', all images; people, background, objects lived in perfect harmony to the eye.

I loved the way that each character was drawn in purely existential terms. I.e.What they did to pass their time, their quirks and idiosyncracies. This made indentification with the characters all the stronger. Anal retention was a popular theme. (Both mother and father, the painter (only to the extent of his art) and the ardent lover in the cafe (tinged with jealousy).

I savoured the contrast of the outward hardiness of the young, physically strong Amelie with the physical brittleness of the Old painter. Conversely, the inner brittleness of Amelie, starved of affection and physical contact, with the hardiness and impermeability of the old painter's life-style. These two characters constituted the ballast of the work and between them provided the continuity in which the others existed.

I could go on, but I would urge all those who thought the ending too long to watch it again. This time, see how Jeunet interposes the final 'chase' with the 'pulling together' of earlier threads. When Amelie finally falls into the arms of her love, there is nothing left to say. If you think this is too long then you just haven't been watching carefully enough.

10 sur 10 Monsieur Jeunet!!

I hated this

Unless you understand French do not bother with this

French Bliss

This is one of the most visually pleasing and unusual films I have seen recently. Beautiful cinematography coupled with a funny and inspiring plot.

A total contrast to the stereotypical films that are generally pushed onto us. Excellent!

You think you know charming

Amelie is one of those pictures that re-ignites your love of film, a movie so drenched in Gallic charm it's impossible not to fall completely head over heels in love with it.

Audrey Tautou is Amelie Poulain, a young naive Parisian girl who finds pleasures in life's simple things, a girl who also finds great comfort in helping others. After weaving her magic on various members of her home town, it becomes apparent that she'll never truly be happy until she finds a genuine love of her own. Pursuing a relationship of an odd local citizen via a series of bizarre messages, Amelie struggles and overcomes her own shyness to find her true love.

Everything about this movie is spellbinding; Tautou is all sparkly-eyed innocence, the supporting cast (including Jeunet mainstay Dominique Pinot) are all excellent and the soundtrack is spot on, but the direction and editing deserve the biggest plaudits, making a heartwarming story come alive.

Possibly the most charming film I've ever seen, and one your life won't be complete without.

Perfect

Where to start with this movie? Every single scene in this movie is perfectly framed, the beauty of the movie is there for even the most passive of observers to see.

The story might be nothing more than cute, but it dosen't pretend to be anything its not. Perfectly executed with so much thought going in to every scene and storyline.

If you dont smile at least once during this movie then you are a corpse and shouldn't really be watching films in the first place.

Disappointing

This is the bonus disc for Amelie, which if supplied in the same case as Amelie would be a nice little extra. However, it comes as a separate rental, but doesn't stand up on it's own unless you are a real die hard fan of Amelie. The screen tests are short but interesting. There’s a couple of interviews and a few other titbits but although a fan of the film, I’d finished with this disc after less than half an hour. This disc should be supplied with the film as it was intended – as a bonus disc.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Cloying sentimentality

The pretentious bores top ten movies always includes this over sentimental smarmy little number. It is quite surprising just how dull it can often be even while being so deliberately elaborate. What can I say Amelie annoyed the hell out of me. Though Amelie doesn't really deserve no stars, it actually deserves 2 - I'm giving no stars to bring its overall mark into line. Though I'm sure it will make little difference.

Sorry but can't stand sub titles,if the film had a English Language soundtrack I would have watched it.

What a French Reveloution!!!

What can I say one of my all time great films!

The acting is first class and the story is oh so good, I could watch this film over and over again.

Belive me you forget your watching a french film you get sucked right in and the whole look of the film is so pleasent to the eye.

I promise this must be one of the first DVD's on your list!!!!

Please Enjoy!

Not yet recieved 'AMELIE'

Kindly revert as i have not yet recieved this movie though got the mail of its delivery a week back.