Cheryl
A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
Jenni Devyn
Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
kunstekalen
I'm the one of those who think that any movie, despite it's message or sense or purpose, shouldn't be boring. And this one is so boring. Is it for old people? Over 80? It's partly comedy, no way! There's nothing funny inside. Thriller? Be serious! This is slow...hmm....drama. I don't know what's so dramatic in this movie. There's no reason for existence of such a movie. If You don't know what to do in next 2 hours, go to sleep or watch Your flowers growing, You'll spend better amount of time than watching this rubbish. Even acting, despite respectable crew, is nothing special. Nothing in this movie should attract attention. It's simply boring. Period.
Vultural ~
Serious art-house territory as director François Ozon offers another film (his third) about writers. Young student worms his way into his best friend's house and family, observing and probing their bourgeois, middle class home. Sharing his voyeuristic streak, he writes stories about them and submits them to his composition teacher. Always ending, "To be continued ..." The teacher soon becomes absorbed, as does his wife, with whom he shares the stories. Maddening difficult to tell if the student's observations were accurate or partial. Were the stories clichéd, balanced, stereotyped? Was the teacher layering his own filters and fantasies? The house of cards narrative steadily teeters higher. Not exactly a thriller, but an unsettling ride.
Terence Frederick
First, let me be clear my French is bad. I speak little and understand even little. Still I don't feel there is a language barrier for me to confuse this movie . The movie as a whole was different and I liked it. The first half was rather clear but the latter part got too confusing for reality or not like the Fellini's. Still the ambiguity was cherished be me. Director Ozon was really good and I'd like to see more of his works.The things I find hard to believe is the story given by Claude. 'Was it too good?' - I don't think so. The comedy is extremely dark as suggested by the maker. I disliked it. There are too many "may be's" in the movie so I was uncomfortable. The movie is definably good but not for all viewers.
thefadingcam
When you say commercial movies like Looper are well written (because for their genre, they are), and then watch something like Dans la Maison (In The House), writing goes up to a new level. François Ozon, the director, had already impressed in 2003 with Swimming Pool, but In The House is probably his best film to date. It tells the story of a student that begins writing essays for his french teacher about one of his classmates' family, while he enters their house and makes himself a close friend. Into The House feels like reading a good mystery book while watching someone else interpret it, being that "someone else" your own self. In a very subtle way, Dans La Maison makes you addicted to its story, with a very traditional but poetic and beautiful directing, real life characters, and mesmerizing acting from Fabrice Luchini and Kristin Scott Thomas, bringing the mind of a 16 year old student to this amazing parallel reality. Visit the fading cam blog for more!
