J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster (2007)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Samuel Benchetrit

Writer:

Samuel Benchetrit (writer)

Release Date:

26 March 2008 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Told in four vignettes, this existential comedy relates the exploits of four aspiring criminals who hope to improve their lot, but find that they might not have what it takes for a life of crime.

Plot Keywords:

Singer | Waitress | Phone Booth | Pet Bird | Suburbia

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Anna Mouglalis	...	Suzy - la serveuse
Edouard Baer	...	Gino - le braqueur
Jean Rochefort	...	Jean
Laurent Terzieff	...	Émile
Jean-Pierre Kalfon	...	Max
Venantino Venantini	...	Joe
Roger Dumas	...	Pierrot la Pince
Alain Bashung	...	Himself / En personne
Arno	...	Himself / En personne
Bouli Lanners	...	Léon
Serge Larivière	...	Paul dit Paulo
Selma El Mouissi	...	Malaury Stone
Gérald Laroche	...	Le patron
Gábor Rassov	...	Le cuisinier

Also Known As:

I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster (International: English title) (USA)

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva)

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Sergi López had been hired to play Gino but he broke his leg and was replaced by Edouard Baer.

Movie Connections:

References Goodfellas (1990)

Soundtrack:

He loves and she loves

Has its moments

This was the first movie we saw at Sundance this year, and we really did enjoy it. It's not a laugh riot from beginning to end, but its gentle humor amused us, and we were interested enough in the characters to care about the story. This was actually 4 vignettes tied together by a common location. We actually were disappointed that some of the stories were left hanging, so to speak, and we were left to wonder about their characters. Another picky-picky complaint (and perhaps this was just our theater), was that the subtitles got lost in the white counter tops at the bottom of the screen. They were very difficult to read at times. Perhaps a different color font should have been used.