missahug Reviews

Anthony Zimmer (2005)

A fair attempt at a French thriller

[6/10 · 7 May 2005]

This film has a Hollywoodesque quality that screams "Us Frenchies can make thrillers too!". I'm not saying that it's a bad flick: the actors are a pleasure to watch, particularly the absolutely stunning Sophie Marceau (and this is coming from a straight girl). However, the ending didn't come as a surprise: I never rewound the film in my head thinking "I should have seen it coming!", because I did see it coming. It's not that there are any hidden clues (and, as another viewer commented, if you think back, the protagonist's attitude seems rather incoherent), it's just that the least probable suspect is our guy. And the least probable guy is always the one. Which leads me to my final point: from the soundtrack to the unconvincing conclusion the same name comes to mind: Kaiser Sose. Yes, Anthony Zimmer tries very hard to be The Usual Suspects, without the craftiness (but with a foxy lady).

The Terminal (2004)

Ridiculous!

[1/10 · 9 April 2005]

I certainly hope it was called "the Terminal" because it was the last film like that ever made. Oh-my-God! A preposterous, inconceivable, incoherent, sickeningly gooey, irritatingly unfunny waste of time and film. This movie needs to be deported to Never-ever-again Land.

This film does raise a lot of questions though: How can Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta Jones have accepted to be in it? What was Steven Spielberg on when he made this film? Are the writers two teenage girls? How much did the critics get paid to give it good reviews?

I personally wanted Hanks thrown into a plane and deported back to war stricken Krakozhia three minutes into the film. It might have made for an interesting story line.