Movie #178
3.5 stars
Bazil has a bullet in his head. The arms company that made the bullet is across the street from the arm manufacturer that made the landmine that accidently killed his father. Having nowhere else to go, Bazil is adopted into a "family" that lives in a junkyard. With the help of his new family and their nifty gadgets and unique skills, Bazil seeks revenge on the two weapon dealers.
Cast: Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Nicolas Marié, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Yolande Moreau, Julie Ferrier, Omar Sy, Dominique Pinon, Michel Crémadès
Writer/Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet [Amelie]
The characters are very unique. There is a catortionist, a girl who is literally a human calculator, a daredevil, and ohers. Their antics kept the movie interesting. Overall, the characters lack depth and are almost there for show, not for their own personal story. The character's made the movie entertaining but Jeunet only skimmed the water.
There were parts of the movie that were...boring. I was asking myself, when is this movie going to end. It starts off good and then trails off into a narrative that lacked focus. However, the ending was very entertaining, with all of the cool tricks, so it made up for the middle.
The addition of the Max Steiner music did make the movie more entertaining but at the same time, it is just hiding the lack of story development. As a whole...if you take away all of the gadgets then you are left with a shallow story that couldn't hold anyones attention. If you watch MICMACS and you are expecting another AMELIE then prepare yourself for dissapointment.
Overall Recommendation: I suppose it's worth seeing if you are a Jeunet fan but don't go out of your way to see it.
Budget: $42 million
Gross (so far): $14 million bust?
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