nico-gordes Reviews

Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle (2017)

A little gem

[10/10 · 8 October 2018]

This is a real little gem of a film! I laughed so much in the theatre. Not only was it absolutely hilarious, but it was also moving and contained so much humanity. I loved it and just wanted to give Julita a big, big hug at the end of the film.

Scream (1996)

Now a cult movie

[10/10 · 24 November 2013]

I remember seeing 'Scream' as a teenager when it first came out and being utterly scared. Yet, I'm not sure nowadays audience would really be scared. What we find scary changes over time--'Alien' was considered very scary when first released in the late 70s, yet today I doubt it would really scare any adult viewers ('The Thing' is another example). It does not prevent 'Alien' from being widely praised as an excellent, classic film. The same applies to 'Scream'. The opening scene remains one of the most memorable in film history. Cleverly written, witty, well acted and shot, 'Scream' is a masterpiece that reintroduced talent to the then decaying horror movie industry (compare it with series like 'Friday the 13th' for instance). Sadly, it is also its own victim as all the goofy parodies have resulted into depreciation of the original film. But remember that, before it was turned into its own cliché, 'Scream' was utterly innovative at the time, playing cleverly with slasher clichés.

Me, Myself and Mum (2013)

You smile, you laugh, you sympathize, you cry

[10/10 · 13 November 2013]

The trailer of the movie was very promising and the film itself delivered even more. The film achieves the tour de force of being absolutely hilarious and deeply touching at the same time. The subject of this movie would easily have lent itself to a drama, but the comedy treatment is just perfect here. You smile, you laugh, you sympathize, you cry -- there's so much emotions, sensitivity, wit in this movie! And that's what cinema is all about. In addition to being very well written and acted, I was amazed at how well directed the movie was. The music was extremely good, too. Kudos to Guillaume Gallienne for bringing us such a masterpiece!