I had fairly high expectations for this film. I had long heard how great it was, and how it's considered one of the classic essentials of the French New Wave.
I was a little surprised to find a film that underwhelmed me. Not that it didn"t contain some potent scenes, or moments of cinematic genius. I just found that I wasn't drawn.in to the story as I would have hoped.
The young actor who.plays the main character, I admit does a pretty decent job of portraying a delinquent on the rise. At times an excellent job.
Still, his acting is not enough to lift the movie to a level of real greatness.
Then on top of everything else the movie has awful music. I wondered if anyone else has ever commented on it. It's bad enough in places that it actually distracted me, and made some scenes less enjoyable.
I'm giving it 5/10, because it's decent enough to deserve a viewing, but is in my opinion, overrated and not all that exciting a film.
I was a little surprised to find a film that underwhelmed me. Not that it didn"t contain some potent scenes, or moments of cinematic genius. I just found that I wasn't drawn.in to the story as I would have hoped.
The young actor who.plays the main character, I admit does a pretty decent job of portraying a delinquent on the rise. At times an excellent job.
Still, his acting is not enough to lift the movie to a level of real greatness.
Then on top of everything else the movie has awful music. I wondered if anyone else has ever commented on it. It's bad enough in places that it actually distracted me, and made some scenes less enjoyable.
I'm giving it 5/10, because it's decent enough to deserve a viewing, but is in my opinion, overrated and not all that exciting a film.