"Amelie" has two major assets: fabulous cinematography, and the delightful Audrey Tautou. It's not enough.
Here is a movie that wants people to like it, really, really like it. It seems as if the whole thing was put together just so the audience would think it's the cutest, most charming and (my favorite) heart-warming little flick ever produced. This leads to constantly dumbed-down situations and behavior. Why?
With Amelie, one either goes with it - my guess is, that's the way to enjoy it, and what most people do - or look past the cuteness to ask, what's there? What's all this really about?
Not very much, in my opinion. Amelie is currently no. 10 on the IMDb's top 250. Like the movie, that's not heart-warming. It's just plain silly.
Here is a movie that wants people to like it, really, really like it. It seems as if the whole thing was put together just so the audience would think it's the cutest, most charming and (my favorite) heart-warming little flick ever produced. This leads to constantly dumbed-down situations and behavior. Why?
With Amelie, one either goes with it - my guess is, that's the way to enjoy it, and what most people do - or look past the cuteness to ask, what's there? What's all this really about?
Not very much, in my opinion. Amelie is currently no. 10 on the IMDb's top 250. Like the movie, that's not heart-warming. It's just plain silly.