Perhaps I'm clueless...

Rating: 5/10 (22 October 1998)

Okay, this movie is undoubtably one of the top technical films I've seen. Its use of solid colors and those corresponding shades on everything (especially the use of blue and green) was a good job on that aspect. My gripe comes with the story. Maybe this old Hollywood brain of mine still can't comprehend French cinema, but this movie seemed a tad predictable. My other gripe is that I couldn't connect with the Binoche character. She seemed unfeeling to everything (which is fine if she chooses to live her life like that) and it was hard to see her destroyed over killing innocent mice but not over her child. Then, I was wondering if I was going to see the "tangled web of lies and passion" the stupid back of the video box promise. I got this half-baked idea that didn't pan out anywhere that I could have inferred from the first 5 minutes of the film. Maybe a re-watch is in order for this "just okay" film.