A wanton, playful film, belying the stated despair by its boiling energy.
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06/24/06
Breathless (1983)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:7
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Remake of the Jean-Luc Godard's 1959 classic. Jesse Lujack is a cocky nickel-and-dime hood, on the lam for killing a cop (accidentally). Monica Poiccard, his French girlfriend, goes along with him.... [More]
Starring: Richard Gere, Valerie Kaprisky, John P. Ryan, Art Metrano
Director: Jim McBride
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Reviews for Breathless
1 - 12 (sorted by fresh rating)
Remaking a movie is always a dicey proposition. Remaking a classic is even dicier. This version of Breathless? No dice.
02/06/02
No review available.
12/18/04
An inferior remake, but trashy fun nonetheless.
01/17/03
A much better remake than its reputation implies
11/12/04
The result is a stylistic exercise without any genuine human concerns we can identify with -- and yet, an exercise that does have a command of its style, is good-looking, fun to watch, and develops a certain morbid humor.
08/12/04
Top CriticI still don't understand why Mr. McBride and Mr. Carson elected to do the film but, considering the more obvious possible pitfalls, they could have done a lot worse. That is meant to be praise.
08/30/04
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08/22/03
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10/23/02
The attitudes on display are so distanced and derivative that the picture still seems to have no life or identity of its own.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
09/12/02
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