Sympathetic apologies Michel; this one did not appeal. Three of us attended on the basis of a 7.6 IMDb rating, the highest in our local cinemas this week. Also of course out of respect for Gondry's previous achievements, particularly his collaboration with Kaufman.
We are all familiar with the surrealist and fantasy tradition, as well as strong fans of French film. While it was quite interesting at first we thought the production went nowhere, was boring and repetitive, and was little more than a cyclical portrayal of standard teenage frustration fantasies.
The humour was limited, the pace slow and the artwork patchy.
The heavy accents and broken English did not work well for us and required subtitles more than the French. We don't mind seeing a French/Spanish language film with subtitles.
The only charitable explanation is that we are not taking the right stimulants. Sorry!
We are all familiar with the surrealist and fantasy tradition, as well as strong fans of French film. While it was quite interesting at first we thought the production went nowhere, was boring and repetitive, and was little more than a cyclical portrayal of standard teenage frustration fantasies.
The humour was limited, the pace slow and the artwork patchy.
The heavy accents and broken English did not work well for us and required subtitles more than the French. We don't mind seeing a French/Spanish language film with subtitles.
The only charitable explanation is that we are not taking the right stimulants. Sorry!