May 5, 1997
Clandestins (1997) *
Six illegal immigrants are fighting, arguing and starving inside a sealed container on a cargo ship in the middle of Atlantic Ocean. If you like depressing allegories about human misery and suffering, brace yourself for a huge treat.
Mathusalem 2 (1997) *
First, we have a haunted house in a small Quebec town in the middle of a harsh winter. Then, a tropical island with pirates, treasures and a sexy Spanish seniorita. It's barely watchable and very disappointing. Director Roger Cantin, who made only two good movies ("Simon les nuages" and "L'Assassin jouait du trombone"), keeps trying, but again fails to repeat those achievements.
La Conciergerie (1997) *
It's supposed to be a murder mystery, but the pacing is so sluggish, the characters so ill-conceived, the story so boring and the suspense so non-existent, that even the most indulgent viewer will either fall asleep or walk out of the theater. The worst film by Alfred Hitchcock (like "Torn Curtain" or "Spellbound") is a masterpiece compared to this incompetent imitation.
La Comtesse de Baton Rouge (1997) *
Un desastre ennyant, degoutant and plein des confusions. Andre Forcier essaye d'imiter l'elan surrealiste de ses films precedants, mais ne parvient qu'a creer une monstruosite sans pareil.
Le Coeur est mon temoin (1997) *
This documentary about Muslim women won't tell us anything we don't already know.
De l'autre cote du coeur (1997) *
After making an award-winning film about sex and car crashes ("Crash") and a tasteful movie about necrophilia ("Kissed"), those Canadian perverts are at it again. This time, they made a touching and tender film about incest. A brother and a sister fall madly in love with each other.
Hot Sauce (1997) *
"The Taste" segment of Bashar Shbib's "The Senses". A self-reflexive film about an amnesiac filmmaker. It's the first segment of a five-part series.
The Perfumer (1997) *
Campy film tries hard to imitate a "Women On The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown" Almadovar, but fails miserably. The third installement in Bashar Shbib's five-part series, "The Senses". This one is, of course, "The Smell".
Panic (1997) *
The fifth, i.e. "The Hearing", segment of Bashar Shbib's "The Senses". It's the story of a transvestite who tells a story about a writer who writes a story about a woman.
A Taxi To L.A. (1997) **
One of the better segments of Bashar Shbib's five-part "The Senses" cycle. This one (the second) deals with "The Look", but it's actually a road movie about a trip from Montreal to L.A. Alexandra Woodward is excellent.
La Vengeance de la femme en noir (1997) *
An extremely disappointing sequel to "L'Assassin jouait du trombone" (1991). Inferior in every respect.
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