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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
Every love story has two sides
This is probably the most original 'love story' you'll see in a while. Audrey Tatou stars as Angelique a successful art student in love with an older married man, cardiologist Loic (Samuel le Bihan). We see her make plans for them and Tatou keeps promising us that they will soon be together, but then we see the story from Loic's perspective and the whole film changes. I...
Published on 4 Dec 2006 by o86p
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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
A game of two halves
If football is a game of two halves, then so is this film. Story? Woman obsessed with man. The first half shows her angle on the relationship and the second gives his entirely different take. There are some twists and turns but I couldn't get as excited as other reviewers. OK, I know Tautou's character was supposed to come over all sickly sweet but I found her irritating...
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
Every love story has two sides, 4 Dec 2006
This is probably the most original 'love story' you'll see in a while. Audrey Tatou stars as Angelique a successful art student in love with an older married man, cardiologist Loic (Samuel le Bihan). We see her make plans for them and Tatou keeps promising us that they will soon be together, but then we see the story from Loic's perspective and the whole film changes. I won't go into anymore detail because that really spoilt it. Needless to say Tatou proves that she is certainly one of her generation's finest actors while Le Bihan equally good. Most impressive though is director Laetitia Colombani, especially considering that this was her feature length debut. Go and order it!!
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
A brilliant story, brilliantly acted!, 27 Mar 2003
There is not a huge amount you can saw about the story without giving the whole thing away and that is certaintly something I do not wish to do...Audrey plays an art student who is deeply in love with a married man. She is attentive and caring, doing all she can to make this man happy. However his unwillingness to leave his wife begins to change Audrey as she becomes increasingly distressed and her character transforms beyond recognition and it is not until later on in the film that you discover the cause behind these changes. Audrey is thoroughly convincing and a truely remarkable actress, bringing you into the story straight away and not leaving you a shadow of a doubt that her words are true. The film combines comedic moments with serious drama beautifully as the story twists and turns. You will feel yourself swept into this film due to the brilliant acting, beautiful directing and outstanding script. The film is thoroughly moving, making you laugh, cry as well as think. Not only was the story thought provoking but it was also a very enjoyable cinematic experience. I recommend this film to everyone especially those who love beautifully created scenes, a great story and a film with real depth of emotion. People who feel they do not like "arty" films or subtitled films are missing out on a real masterpiece.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
All is not what it seems, 25 Mar 2006
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I came to this film having seen Tatou's excellent performances in Amelie and A Very Long Engagement. I have to admit that within the first 10 minustes, I thought I was going to be writing a very different review from those posted here before. However, I underestimated Tatou's abilities and range. The syrupy and rather indolent beginning of this film changes pace and direction dramatically midway through - and that earlier scene setting adds to the horror that gradually develops. Scenes that earlier seemed only padding develop greater significance as the plot unwinds. Well worth putting in your basket!
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent, 17 Jun 2005
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For the first half of the film I thought I was simply watching an engaging, well-acted and well written love story. But the second half produced an excellent, and to my mind unexpected, twist in the tale. I thought this was quite original. At no point in this film was I bored and I always wanted to discover what the truth of the situation was. Very, very good film.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Beware of secret admirers!, 13 Jun 2003
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This is a delightfully dark movie about a young woman's love for a young doctor of her aquaintance. However all is not what it seems as we are shown both parts of the relationship as experienced by the 'lovers'. First we are shown the female's perception of the affair and then vice versa. It was truly scary to see what a brief moment of friendliness could lead to. If you like french cinema, Audrey won't let you down. She's so much more than Amelie. A very convincing performance.
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
Engaging film which will rivet your attention, 8 May 2005
A deceptive piece of film-making, this, relying on the charms of the delightful Audrey Tautou to drive the final nail into the coffin of the cheating husband. Tautou has an amazingly elfin face and quality of innocence - she really should have had a part in the 'Lord of the Rings'. Here, however, innocence gives way to naivety as she plays a talented young art student, seduced by a successful cardiologist who is constantly promising to leave his wife ... soon, very soon.But, day by day, he lets her down. Day by day, he betrays her. As Tautou delivers an enigmatically maniacal performance as the victim of the guiles of an older man, we are left never quite certain of how he feels - does he actually love her ... or is he callously manipulating her. And what of the wife's feelings? Is she not suspicious? And then tragedy strikes. Was it an accident? Was it something more sinister. The sweetly filmed portrait of betrayal, the carefully engineered images of delightful little Audrey Tautou suddenly begin to take on darker tones as the plot twists and twists and twists. Excellent performances from Tautou and Samuel Le Bihan as the philandering doctor make this a quality production and an utterly engaging film. It is beautifully scripted, beautifully paced, and the direction by Laetitia Colombani is first class - Colombani is clearly a name to look out for! A very fine film, indeed, with some interesting DVD extras, not least Audrey Tautou being interviewed in English! Highly recommended.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
An engaging and riveting production, 8 May 2005
A deceptive piece of film-making, this, relying on the charms of the delightful Audrey Tautou to drive the final nail into the coffin of the cheating husband. Tautou has an amazingly elfin face and quality of innocence - she really should have had a part in the 'Lord of the Rings'. Here, however, innocence gives way to naivety as she plays a talented young art student, seduced by a successful cardiologist who is constantly promising to leave his wife ... soon, very soon.But, day by day, he lets her down. Day by day, he betrays her. As Tautou delivers an enigmatically maniacal performance as the victim of the guiles of an older man, we are left never quite certain of how he feels - does he actually love her ... or is he callously manipulating her. And what of the wife's feelings? Is she not suspicious? And then tragedy strikes. Was it an accident? Was it something more sinister. The sweetly filmed portrait of betrayal, the carefully engineered images of delightful little Audrey Tautou suddenly begin to take on darker tones as the plot twists and twists and twists. Excellent performances from Tautou and Samuel Le Bihan as the philandering doctor make this a quality production and an utterly engaging film. It is beautifully scripted, beautifully paced, and the direction by Laetitia Colombani is first class - Colombani is clearly a name to look out for! A very fine film, indeed, with some interesting DVD extras, not least Audrey Tautou being interviewed in English! Highly recommended.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Clever and chilling, 20 Mar 2006
A clever and original film about infatuation and trust. Audrey Tautou plays a dangerously attractive young woman determined to come between a doctor and his pregnant wife. The plot is full of mystery and suspense making it compulsive viewing. Tautou’s character has been described as “the darker side of Amelie” but the characters don’t really merit comparison. Whilst “Amelie” is a light-hearted and humourous film, “He loves me, he loves me not” is chilling and creepy. Nevertheless both are very entertaining and well acted.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
The perfect film for Valentine's Day, 9 Feb 2006
HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT opened on Valentine's Day. It's the product of a twisted sense of humor. My wife and I loved it.Audrey Tatou, the effervescent and funny-faced do-gooder of AMELIE, plays Angelique, a talented French art student in the throes of an affair with eminent cardiologist Loïc (Samuel Le Bihan), who's two-timing his pregnant wife Rachel (Isabelle Carre). The film's very first scene shows Angelique amidst the blooms in a flower shop picking out the single, perfect rose for her beloved. (Hold this image!) Angelique dreams of having Loïc for herself, but feels threatened by Rachel's pregnancy. Then, in short order, Rachel miscarries after being accidently struck by a motor scooter, and then has a serious falling out with her husband. Angelique is elated, and readies herself for a getaway to Florence with newly unencumbered lover. But, after Loïc stands her up at the airport, Angelique wallows in the wrath of a woman scorned. Then, one of Loïc's female patient's charges him with assault. Fiercely possessive even now, Angelique takes drastic action. However, after Rachel, a lawyer, comes to her estranged husband's aid, Angelique realizes that she's lost him forever and commits suicide by gassing herself with the kitchen oven. Have I spoiled the plot? Ah, think again! As Angelique's EKG flatlines, the movie literally fast reverses to the opening scene at the florist and another story begins. Ms. Tatou again shows herself as the worthy successor to the delightful Audrey Hepburn. But if you're a male who, like me, wanted to take her AMELIE character home to meet Mom, perhaps you should rethink. And Le Bihan is excellent as the heartless cad. Or is he? (A cad, that is.) Not since Nicole Kidman's THE OTHERS (2001) have I seen such a fiendishly clever use of misdirection and altered perspective. HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT is a deliciously wicked black comedy. And you'd be surprised how prescription drugs can be utilized as an artist's medium. I cannot recommend this startling film too highly. Don't wait until next Valentine's Day to see it.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Amélie's dark side..?, 28 Jan 2003
I had the pleasure of watching "He Loves me He Loves me not" under it's French title of "à la folie..pas de tout" in France last year and as I was still riding on an "Amélie" high at the time I fell in love with it immediately. Audrey Tatou gives a fantastic performance (though be warned that this is a film which is at times fairly dark and far removed from her role as eternal optomist and romantic Amélie Poulain) and depsite initially putting me in mind of Sliding Doors the film is highly original and frequently has you on the edge of your seat and has an amazing climax which leaves you practically begging for more. Expect the unexpected with He Loves me Not and you won't be disappointed! My must-see film for 2003.
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