i must have seen a different film!!

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

After reading other reviews, I approached this movie with the expectation of disappointment. This is the perfect way to approach a movie you were eager to see. It also helps that I didn't get around to seeing it for some time. It turns out, the criticisms are all valid, so the deciding factor regarding your level of enjoyment of this movie is a matter of taste. I too get annoyed by trying-hard-to-be-quirky movies (ex: Diablo Cody), which are so self-consciously clever; this movie was so unaware of itself, that it never felt like it was contrived. I am sure many will agree that you can be very entertained by a movie (purposely using "movie" here and not "film"), while knowing it is not a masterpiece of cinema. For those who like whimsical fare, this is pure eye candy. Yes, the story is thin and the characters not deeply developed, but it's the whimsical equivalent of an action flick; those who like action go for a string of action sequences, which leave some of us bored to tears. This movie is a string to whimsical (how many times can I use that word in my review?), visual metaphors that are not profound, but amusing and cute. I suppose people think visual metaphors and surreal devices must always be profound, but here it is simply fun and entertaining. That is so unusual to me, that it is refreshing. I can watch a fluffy, light movie and not think too much and be delighted on the same level that others are when they watch some superhero action flick or gross out comedy. I wish more movies like this existed, not because it is so genius, but because it's pure entertainment without the typical vulgarity that goes along with pure entertainment. Not to say the visual metaphors are not very clever or executed very well - they are. It hits you on the gut level, so that you digest them readily, if it is in fact, the kind of imagery which you gravitate towards. An obvious example from the previews is the cloud-mobile the couple floats around in while on their first date - taking the feeling of first-date infatuation and presenting it in its literal form. They are in a cloud - literally! The whole movie is a string of this, and I guess you get it or you don't, or it amuses you or it does not. And when I say you get it, I don't mean you have to be deep or brilliant to get it.....it is very childlike, after all. It will not change your life, but it may delight you. I was not bored at all (saw the cinema cut), but other comments that you do not personally care about the characters and their outcome is true; I was entertained, but not deeply engaged. I give it an 8 because doing that with this kind of imagery is something special still.

Imagine Wes Anderson directing a film while under the influence of psychedelic drugs and not in a good way. You will then you get a feel for this movie. Ever since Amelie I have had expectations of every film in which Audrey stars. This must be the worst.Find some way to preview a bit of this film before buying it. Don't be taken in by the blurb on the DVD case. And don't be seduced by enthusiasts waxing lyrically on this site.I had a reputation in my family for choosing duff films. I have just exceeded myself. Be warned.

I suffered this movie for the first hour. I saw it in a local art house. There were 10 people in the audience. After 30 minutes, the first 3 left. 15 minutes later 2 more left. After and hour, I left. It was the stupidest film I've seen in years. Waste of time.I get there is a book that I hadn't read but, still, the movie should speak for itself. I didn't find anything about the first hour to be clever or creative. It seemed like a random mix of shots and angles by someone on an acid trip. I don't pretend to be some kind of hot shot movie expert but, as a member of our area film society, I do see about 40 films per year. I've seen good films and bad films. This was just a stupid film.I hated it.

How is this misconceived. Let me count the ways. First it casts Romain Duris as a romantic leading man; this is a guy whose ideal role is holding Vincent Cassell's coat as he beats up a nun. Second it pairs Duris romantically with Audrey Tautao despite previous similar pairings showing that this is a non-starter. Third it attempts to make a fantasy cum love story that is never going to work. Fourth they allowed it to get beyond the 'say, fellas, what if we signed Audrey Taautoa and Romaine Duris, shoved them into a surreal world and see what happens' stage and actually shot this bad joke. It will, of course, have its supporters, people, after all have been known to shell out good money to watch Police Academy, Carry On, Brain-dead and others of that ilk. Don't say I didn't warn you.