The film's catalogue of absurdity is so colorful that it needn't be mined for impact, and [Phillippe] Falardeau takes the matter-of-fact route, merely gawking at the wreckage.
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06/25/07
Congorama (2006)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:3
Rotten:5
Average Rating:5.3/10
Synopsis: Michel is a Belgian inventor who is misunderstood by his employer. At 42, he learns that he was an adopted child and that he was secretly born in a barn in Sainte-Cécile, Quebec. Inventing a... [More]
Reviews for Congorama
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Even with its weaknesses, such as those many coincidences that keep the plot going, the film offers a unique and playful adventure seldom found in Hollywood cinema.
04/01/07
While Falardeau's prismatic storytelling technique is frequently impressive, it ultimately gets in the way of a movie that otherwise would seem to have a powerful human story struggling to get out.
03/30/07
Top CriticThe surfeit of plot twists and implausible coincidences strain narrative credibility even as the remarkably brawny presentation provides a warm rush.
03/08/07
Coincidental buffet needs to reinvent itself
10/27/06
Is that just a trite sentiment, a love-is-all-you-need platitude, and just one more aspect of Congorama that's too neat and a bit forced? Perhaps, but sometimes it takes bravery to embrace the cliché.
09/23/06
Top Critic...ultimately undone by its meandering structure and distinctly unfocused vibe.
09/07/06
The suffocatingly neat construction strains credibility, leaving the central characters -- feeling like the punchlines of an elaborate cosmic joke.
05/25/06
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