The movie threatens to devolve into chaos, but director Belvaux manages to keep his plates spinning and his own splintered version of romantic farce chugging along.
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04/08/04
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An Amazing Couple (2002)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:22
Rotten:14
Average Rating:5.9/10
Theatrical Release:Feb 6, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: A cinematic gamble without precedent, this ambitious project comprises three films, in three disparate genres, that provide not so much the same action from different perspectives, but rather,... [More]
Starring: Lucas Belvaux, Gilbert Melki, Ornella Muti, Francois Morel
Director: Lucas Belvaux
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Reviews for An Amazing Couple
Our attitude towards the multiplying mishaps and recriminations is one of forgiving irony, and watching Alain and Cécile blindly caught up in the screwball logic of the finely calibrated plot is a deliciously sly pleasure.
12/02/03
The second installment in Lucas Belvaux's exhaustingly ambitious Trilogy unravels in a classically farcical domestic misunderstanding.
02/05/04
Top Criticthe lightness of its comedy turns out to have a deliciously dark edge
11/25/03
Each movie casts light on the others. And after watching all three, a profound blending of the stories percolates in your head.
06/18/04
Top CriticOn its own terms, this is an above average French farce... Taken as part of Belvaux's wider project, though, Trilogy 2 proves to be something far more resonant.
12/05/03
Elevating all of this above the level of a French operetta libretto is our deeper awareness of the emotional back story behind Belvaux's characters.
02/05/04
Top CriticBoosted by Morel's subtly hilarious, hangdog performance, the film offers a cunning blend of door-slamming farce and whimsical marital love story.
05/07/04
While there are many laugh-out-loud moments, one rarely forgets the underlying seriousness of the piece - a modern world of miscommunication, mistrust and isolation -- particularly if it is being seen in the light of the other films.
12/12/03
It's all soufflé-light and very well-played, but the film might have been a little more interesting had Belvaux explored some of the shadows that fall across the bright surface.
02/06/04
...the fast-paced and unfolding plot will sustain interest.
04/09/04
...grounded in the terrific comedic performance of François Morel, who turns Alain's paranoias into an ever-escalating parade of misinterpreted missteps.
04/03/04
Each film stands satisfyingly on its own as a genre piece, but the triplex provides added understanding of character and consequence.
01/29/04
Top CriticI can't think of a recent film that has made me laugh harder or pleased me more.
02/04/04
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11/26/03
Movies, particularly post-Spielbergian Hollywood product, tend to steer your frame of reference with fascistic discipline. Here, delivered in a shiftable tripartite sequence, is a movie experience you can shape yourself.
01/27/04
Top CriticBelvaux beautifully controls all three styles and stories -- even though he's least successful with the comedy Couple.
06/03/04
Top CriticThe sum is greater than the parts in this multifaceted trilogy.
02/08/04
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07/12/04
This drawing room style comedy, with all of its twists, turns and mistaken beliefs is laugh out load funny at times
04/09/04
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