Word: thisfilm
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...SHOULD WIN: This is a tough one, butI'm calling Shakespeare in Love. Maybe thisfilm doesn't have the lofty philosophicalaspirations of its bloodstained competitors, butit succeeds more completely, on its own terms,than any other film in the running. And it's fun!Shakespeare, in my book, is more whollyinvolving than even Ryan, which begins tomeander in its second half. The movie conjures upmemories of the classic romantic comedies of the40s with its brilliant writing, immenselycharismatic leads and flawless, breakneck pacing.It may just be a matter of taste, but I'll take anear-perfect comedy over a flawed drama...
...Thelma and Louise" at 10 p.m. What would it belike to be pushed over the edge of a cliff? Thisfilm takes the metaphor built into such a questionand turns it into a plot...
There are lots of other people's feelingsfloating around in, even splattered onto, thisfilm: we are shown various couples spatting,making up, Camille and Maxim exchanging tenderkisses, but the camera passes coldly over all ofthese as if Stephane were guiding it, and there islittle explanation given implicitly or otherwisefor this--repeated shots of his long-nosed profilesomehow aren't quite enough to justify hiscold-heartedness or make it interesting.Eventually, Stephane paws gingerly at regret, butsince we never knew what motivated him in thefirst place, it's not really compelling. Camille'soutrage at his disinterest is something of a trap,since...
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