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Has anyone seen Man On The Train?
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I have, several weeks ago. I've been seeing more foreign and alternative films than I've had time to review for this thread. No doubt, that's why
CGI is
not ruining my moviegoing experience.
Man on the Train is an engaging film, with an almost fable-like atmosphere. Critics always seem to comment on Johnny Hallyday's "presence", but for me it's Jean Rochefort who makes the film. His part is very difficult, because he has to do talk constantly without becoming tiresome, and somehow he brings it off. (What a marvellous Don Quixote he would have made in Terry Gilliam's aborted film.) I can imagine the typical HTF crowd picking apart the credibility of the film's events, but if that's what grabs your attention, you've missed the point.
If you get a chance to see
L'Auberge Espagnole, I highly recommend it. It runs a bit long and, at bottom, it's a fairly conventional story (think
Portrait of the Artist as Young Man). But it's often very funny, and the cast is hard to resist.
M.