The story is interesting, performances really great and the resolution is satisfying. Dépardieu's performance is characteristically good. The art direction is ere-appropriate and the pacing of the story keeps the viewer interested. Unfortunately, the cinematography is distracting. Every scene - even the most simple conversation - is marred by unnecessary camera movement, drawing attention to the camera work rather than the story. Even worse, there are dramatic moments of the story that are largely rendered unintelligible by inexplicable camera movement and sloppy editing. A potentially interesting story ruined by poor camera work and direction.
Review of Maigret
