L' art pour l' art

Rating: 5/10 (17 May 2001)

First half hour is pretty entertaining. Virtuous cuts, funny acting, strange characters, self-ironic humor, etc. But then: nothing. The story doesn't make any sense (apart from the fact that, in a certain sense, "good" or perhaps "harmless" people "win" the game while "evil" die until the last). The cruelty and "fashionization" of violence á la PULP FICTION is boring and disgusting but apparently still "trendy" enough to make teens vote like they do in this database. Of course, this movie has its style. Its, in the confines of its own playing rules, very consequent and well-made. But: couldn't we play instead, with the same mental profit but less artistic presumption, play a simple video game? Vote 5 of 10.