La Fille Coupée en Deux (2007) Reviews

Frustrating, because it could have so great. Instead, it descends into bad Lifetime movie territory at times. It was engaging and, as ever, Ludivine Sagnier is simply radiant. Gorgeous to look at, but ultimately a bit too hollow to resonate for me.
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I had very high hopes for this movie as it seemed like a plausible romantic yet tragic tale of the human heart's naivete. What was delivered, through the script written by Claude Chabrol and his step daughter, is so out of touch with reality it is a comedy after all. In the 21st century, this sophisticated viewer simply does not believe in a 23 year old, beautiful woman who works in the television industry who is stupid. How did she get there? Either by her brains or her knees and both are seemingly untested at the start. Lolita was a far more believable and unique character in this genre. Everyone except Capucine (nice complexity) was just wandering around this film with no meaning or sincerity. Let's pretend it was made in 1964, then it just might be brilliant.
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It truly held my interest almost the entire time. It could have been a fantastic movie. But when there is mystery in the plot, yet the mystery is never revealed, it leaves one hanging (and begging for answers.) I do not need a neatly tied up ending, the way all American movies are. But this was just plain ridiculous. The ending left me wondering why I bothered to watch this in the first place.
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Argh, MERDE! Ze cinema Francaise can be zo very very good and zen even ze good directors fall on zeir face in the merde! Chick (not chic) flick. Beautiful Ludivine Sagnier loves much older Benoit Magimel (from Transporter) who debases her, then she marries spoiled rich sociopath who debases himself. Family uses political clout to put bail out. This film falls into my category of "Veddy veddy bad cinema." (St. Nt. Live- Dan Ackroyd) I had such high hopes. Forget the popcorn, have 2 Vodka Martinis before watching. Maybe you will get it.
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We love french cinema, and if you'd look into our queue, you will only find european movies there, never any Hollywood crap. This story had such a huuuuge potential, but it was not rolled up the right way. I simply don't believe this young TV-host is THAT stupid. The old author is degrading her in a dispicable way, and she keeps crawling back? Hello? She gives up her TV carreer while it just started to grow bigger? And then that spoiled rich kid. Along the way we learn he killed his brother while they were 3 and 4 years old. THIS could have been a plot point. But no - we learn it towards the end, plainly told by his mother (whose part was badly acted, by the way). Just told, and that's it. But at that time you dont care anymore about any character in this film.
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