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| Eating you, eating me ... the poster for Lasse Hallström's Chocolat |
QUICK REVIEW:
Vianne and her daughter are traveling chocolate-sellers in post-war Europe, as they decide to settle in a little French town that savor tranquility above all else. And as an apostle of life's sensuousness, Vianne now slowly salvages their rigidly pinned down Catholic society.
Juliette Binoche (Three Colours: Blue/Trois Coleurs: Bleu (1993)) and Johnny Depp (The Rum Diary (2011)) are irresistible in Chocolat, a film which, if ingested with lavish amounts of succulent hot cocoa, may seem erotic, despite its almost complete lack of carnality.
Most of Chocolat is as predictable as a ride to the bus station, and what's left is criminally banal and silly bleeding heart liberalism. - Frankly, most Disney movies are more complex than Chocolat.
It is (of course...) directed by Swedish champ of twaddle Lasse Hallström (What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)), who does sometimes, - fair is fair, - hit the mark. - Chocolat, unfortunately, isn't even on the board.
Watch the sugary trailer for the film here
Cost: 25 mil. $
Box office: 152.6 mil. $
= Big hit
[Chocolat was, incredibly, very popular among many audiences, (women particularly), and even critics stood up for it. The guilty pleasure even got so far as 5 Oscar-nominations, including Best Film. - Unbelievable...]
What do you think of Chocolat?
If you are one of the film's defenders, - please, defend it!
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