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Elegant in its simplicity - human behaviour illustrated in a warming film, 6 Jul 2009

This delightful film explores the life of Pierre, who suddenly finds his life might soon be over as he waits for a heart donation which might not work. Meanwhile, his sister cares for him whilst wistfully searching for love whilst harbouring some bitterness from previous experiences. Initially, this leaves her somewhat cold, and slightly indifferent to Pierre's bad news, which adds to his sense of lonliness and helplessness.

As a downbeat Pierre views Paris from his balcony, in beautifully shot, atmoshperic scenes, he realises that he has taken life for granted, and feels sadness and a sense of injustice as he watches other characters "carefree" in the city.

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A gripping film exploring a complex character and his love of music, 3 Jun 2009

In this fascinating and absorbing film, we follow the lead character's dodgy dealings in Paris, as he (Tom) works with his associates to swindle his way to riches from seedy property transactions.

In a similar manner to Harvey Keitel's character in Mean Streets, we soon start to see that Tom does in fact have a moral compass underneath, and is a complicated individual with cravings not just for power, but also for music, and women. Of the latter, we see the full spectrum of his traits and emotions, from womanising, to insecurity.

It is gripping to follow Tom as he is torn between his gangster-style life and his rediscovery of music. Scenes where his petite Chinese… Read more

Unbelievably idiotic, 29 May 2009

I played a sample of the first track out of curiosity, and right away could hear that the guitarist has made no effort whatsoever to learn the guitar parts properly. Either that or he can't really play. It's just stupid, and utterly pointless. A tribute album done properly would be cool, but this is just moronic.