Resistance (2020)
6/10
brutal
20 June 2021
It's the famous French mime Marcel Marceau (Jesse Eisenberg) and his little known exploit as a resistance fighter during the war. He and his friends receive a group of Jewish refugee children from Germany before the invasion. The war starts and they escape to the south. After scattering the children to safe homes, he joins the resistance in Lyon.

It's an interesting biopic historical drama. Here's the thing. I have no idea how Marcel Marceau sounds like. I don't actually know what he looks like. It all means that Jesse Eisenberg is fine and I have no way to judge his performance. This is a brutal WWII occupation story. Barbie with the sisters is almost impossible to watch. It's a brutal section. The movie does struggle with its tone and the level of cruelty. I do love Marcel and Emma's talk. It's a jarring switch between the humanity of Marcel and cruelty of Barbie. No matter what, Marcel Marceau is definitely worthy of a biopic for this part of his life.
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