I actually like most French films, because they take their time to tell a story and there is a great deal of character development, unlike most of Hollywood's drivel. This movie disappoints because it doesn't have much of story or character development. The movie has three main characters, two boys (good friends), and a girl (the lover of one of them). The three wandering Parisian teens are completely shallow and selfish. They decide to go on a "kibbutz," a communal journey, in hopes of escaping their boring and supposedly depressing lives. SPOILERS AHEAD!!
You would think that their difficulties during their journey would enlighten them and make them grow up a little, but surprising it doesn't. Nor does it make them any more kindly towards others, especially their parents - the girl, Anne, particularly hates her mother, though it's never clear why. The story fails to get into any of their heads, so you don't feel any particular attachment towards any of them. I was slightly charmed by the actor who played Bruno in the movie. There's something interesting about him. Strangely enough, he looks very much like a young Dustin Hoffman. There's a love triangle that develops between the three teens, although it's never carried out. And pardonez moi, but the sub-titles leave a lot out at the end, as the movie's closing is a couple of sentences in French that fail to get translated into English...a big letdown.
You would think that their difficulties during their journey would enlighten them and make them grow up a little, but surprising it doesn't. Nor does it make them any more kindly towards others, especially their parents - the girl, Anne, particularly hates her mother, though it's never clear why. The story fails to get into any of their heads, so you don't feel any particular attachment towards any of them. I was slightly charmed by the actor who played Bruno in the movie. There's something interesting about him. Strangely enough, he looks very much like a young Dustin Hoffman. There's a love triangle that develops between the three teens, although it's never carried out. And pardonez moi, but the sub-titles leave a lot out at the end, as the movie's closing is a couple of sentences in French that fail to get translated into English...a big letdown.