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BERNARD BESSERGLIK Movie Reviews

15 reviews, averaging 59.4% positive
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Taken 2

Hollywood Reporter
09/07/12 Good "...the filmmakers know precisely what they are doing... Liam Neeson is utterly convincing as the anger-fueled but soft-spoken action hero..."
2.

The Monk (Le moine)

Hollywood Reporter
07/25/11 Fair "...ultimately the movie disappoints, failing to convince either as spectacle or as a fable about religious obsession.... The screenplay is at times labored..."
3. 03/15/11 Good "...wears its commitment on its sleeve, yet is in tune with the times.... there are plenty of gags -- mostly verbal, mostly good -- and a driving musical soundtrack including rock standards to maintain uplift."
4.

La Rafle (The Round Up)

Hollywood Reporter
10/15/10 Weak "...set at a high emotional pitch that fails to disguise the fact that it is overdocumented and underdramatized.... In its earnestness, the film strikes too many false notes..."
5.

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

Hollywood Reporter
10/14/10 Weak "Joann Sfar makes no attempt to get behind legendary French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg's refusal to face up to the addictions that he knew were killing him."
6.

Love Crime (2011)

Hollywood Reporter
10/14/10 Moderate "...has Hitchcockian pretensions, with perhaps a touch of film noir, but the 'love' component is perfunctorily done and the 'crime' pay-off is unconvincing..."
7.

Rapt

Hollywood Reporter
11/18/09 Excellent "...two movies, both excellent, for the price of one.... a social-political thriller and a psychological study of a creature of power during and after his seizure by ransom-hunters..."
8.

Altiplano

Hollywood Reporter
09/08/09 Fair "The ecology message is too obvious and too uncontentious... The movie is self-consciously artsy... The characterization is thin and dialogue tends to be leaden.... What's to admire? The Andean landscapes are breathtaking..."
9.

Leaving (Partir)

Hollywood Reporter
08/18/09 Good (Not Great) "...where, the more demanding filmgoer will ask, is the added value, the spark of inspiration that makes for a must-see movie rather than a worthy night out?"
10.

The Hedgehog (Le herisson)

Hollywood Reporter
07/07/09 Moderate "The cuteness grates, and the setups and philosophizing are generally unconvincing.... the performances are solid and there are moments of charm."
11.

Coco Before Chanel

Hollywood Reporter
04/21/09 Excellent "Spectacle, a love triangle, heritage settings, bravura acting, witty dialogue, a bittersweet finale: There's something for everyone..."
12. 03/26/09 Very Good "...as always with this director, the pleasures reside in the fine detail rather than the broad sweep."
13.

Welcome

Hollywood Reporter
03/25/09 Very Good "...a compelling social drama... features an impressive performance by Vincent Lindon... The movie offers no simple solutions, nor even a feel-good ending, but throws a cold light on the human tragedy that underlies many of today's headlines."
14. 09/02/08 Excellent "The humor is sly and understated rather than laugh-out-loud, as Fontaine's literate script, co-written with Benoit Graffin, hints at melancholy and deeper frustrations."
15.

Taken

Hollywood Reporter
02/27/08 Moderate "Pierre Morel moves the action along briskly, serving a screenplay (co-authored by Robert Mark Kamen) that rarely rises above the strictly functional."

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