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03/18/05
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5X2 (2005)
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Reviews Counted:67
Fresh:43
Rotten:24
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: Five scenes from a marriage, deftly and poignantly presented.
Theatrical Release:Jun 10, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $15,667
Synopsis: Focusing on the failed relationship of a thirtysomething couple, French director Francois Ozon (SWIMMING POOL, UNDER THE SAND) organizes this film into five chapters they shared together. In... [More]
Starring: Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Stephane Freiss, Francoise Fabian, Michael Lonsdale
Director: Francois Ozon
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04/01/06
Expect lots of silences and brooding to convey the everyday tragedy of dying love.
06/17/05
François Ozon uses reverse chronology to tell the story of a failed marriage. The device is not exactly a novelty, but it does make some dramatic sense in this case.
06/10/05
Top CriticDespite some nuanced performances, 5 x 2 gets relationships the wrong way round.
04/02/05
a wealth of incident and detail...that actualizes a multi-leveled view of both the characters and the dynamics of their relationships.
06/09/05
Marion and Gilles act in ways that rarely prove predictable but usually make a haunting kind of emotional sense.
06/17/05
Ozon's script wisely leaves any direct causes for the break-up untold; with two decent performances this film is an interesting romantic drama.
10/15/04
Ozon's drama is compellingly acted and rich in visual ideas, but a bit thin in its psychological approach.
06/09/05
5x2 tacitly interrogates the tyrannizing ideals and hypocritical norms that compel people into doomed relationships that persist long enough for lasting damage to occur.
06/07/05
Top CriticIt ends where the story begins at an Italian seaside resort as the couple happily swim off together into the sunset at their first encounter.
02/04/06
Deconstructing the breakup of a romance in reverse chronological order is no longer original; Pinter has done it in "Betrayal" and Jane Campion in her TV film "Two Friends." However, the film is well-acted even if it doesn't offer new insights.
12/20/05
(...) Es de esas películas que vale quizá más por las reflexiones y debates que dispara entre las personas que como pieza cinematográfica en sí misma.
10/17/05
Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi's character is the one to watch throughout the film, as it is in her demeanor that we learn all the answers -- or all the questions, anyway.
08/25/05
An engrossing five-part anatomy of a marriage gone bad, directed by Francois Ozon.
06/09/05
Director Ozon intrigues us by not obsessing about his charaters' motivations.
06/12/05
5x2 is a little talky and the pace is slow, but, for this kind of motion picture, it's one of the best around.
06/05/05
Top CriticLike life, it's a film full of unanswered questions and uncertain motivations.
02/22/05
Bruno-Tedeschi has one of those alert, off-kilter screen faces that burn with light and intelligence even as their characters slide into darkness: a tragedienne of the first order.
06/09/05
Top CriticBruni-Tedeschi and Freiss give solid performances, though, and their physical transformations over time (a slight weight gain for her, facial hair for him) are convincing.
08/26/05
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