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Reviews
2 Days in Paris (2007)
Self indulgent and tedious
What had the potential of being a great film with lots of opportunity of being another "The Out of Towners" with Jack Lemon and Sandy Dennis turned out to be a drawn out and tedious film of self indulgence by the director and author, Julie Delpy. The very few laughs or humorous moments were few and far between and the characters were extremely shallow and pathetic. This was watched with a friend who had the same impressions and we both found it to be typical of many French films without much substance and little to say. It was also fairly crude and crass for the sake of just making an impact and added little to whatever points were trying to be made. This was one long, tedious and drawn out film that had little to offer the viewer in terms of comedy and not much to redeem itself in its ending.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Everything I hoped it would be after reading one of my favourite books!
There was such a high expectation of this film after being so enthralled with the book. I found that the book had so vividly conjured up strong images of both characters and locale that it might be disappointing in how it was portrayed in film. So it was very refreshing to see such a great book so well translated to the screen. The casting was superb, each character very much true to the portrayal represented in the book. Even though the book had a high shock impact with the violence and sex, it was very sensitively and well presented. In addition, the filming of Stockholm city centre and the Swedish countryside was beautifully captured. Although a longer-than-average film, I never found myself losing interest. What was cut and edited from the book was expertly handled, without losing anything of importance. Even the few changes to the book were handled well. I now look forward to the next book being filmed!