This really was a good movie. Not a disapointment. It was everything that could be expected from it however it did not go any further. Overall it was pretty tight and well acted directed and performed. There were some really great shots as well. eg. one near the start where a guy rides a horse along a sloping but flat hill and the horison looks to be at an angle. Great original shot and also some very nice women to look at. Other then that though the story is not that spectacular. It seems the movie suffers from the directors indecision whether to make this outrageous and hilareous and over the top or to subltly slide in well worked wit and keep it fairly serious. I would have prefered to see the latter just because I've seen a few ridiculous over the top French movies. It is a good insight into Versailles and 16th century France but again does not quite do the trick for me because it does not quite feel real. The film does succeed though in the end I think. Although I just think it could have been a tad better.
Review of Ridicule
