This movie had the potential to be great, in my opinion, but some elements were flawed, to start with the over the top performance of Patrick Dewaere. I know he depicts a crazy man, but he is screaming everytime he's on screen, and this become rapidly irritating. At the end, I could not take it anymore and turned off the volume when I saw him opening his mouth and gesticulating madly at the other characters.
Marie Trintignant is very beautiful and intriguing but annoying, too, in her constant silence. It would've been more enriching to listen more from her, in order to discover her psychology.
Now the strong points: the gritty Paris of the 1970s, urban realism, Bernard Blier's quiet and masterful performance, the surprising criminal downfall and the last image of the movie.
6,5/10-and I would not like to see this movie again.
Marie Trintignant is very beautiful and intriguing but annoying, too, in her constant silence. It would've been more enriching to listen more from her, in order to discover her psychology.
Now the strong points: the gritty Paris of the 1970s, urban realism, Bernard Blier's quiet and masterful performance, the surprising criminal downfall and the last image of the movie.
6,5/10-and I would not like to see this movie again.