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The Bridesmaid (2006)

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Reviews Counted:42

Fresh:38

Rotten:4

Average Rating:7.2/10

Consensus: Chabrol has crafted another sophisticated, unsettling thriller about sinister doings among the bourgeoisie.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Aug 4, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: Based on Ruth Rendell's psychologically sharp novel, this film from French auteur Claude Chabrol tells the unsettling story of Philippe (Benoit Magimel), a young man who falls hard for his sister's... Based on Ruth Rendell's psychologically sharp novel, this film from French auteur Claude Chabrol tells the unsettling story of Philippe (Benoit Magimel), a young man who falls hard for his sister's beautiful but extremely unstable bridesmaid Senta (Laura Smet). [More]

Starring: Benoit Magimel, Laura Smet, Aurore Clement, Michael Duchaussoy

Starring: Benoit Magimel, Laura Smet, Aurore Clement, Michael Duchaussoy

Director: Claude Chabrol

Director: Claude Chabrol
Studio: First Run Features

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A warm cup of milk spiked with acid

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/30/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

A compelling watch.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/20/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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05/12/07
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Full Review Source: Nation | comment Comment
05/05/07
Stuart Klawans
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Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
04/28/07
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
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Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
04/25/07
Maria Garcia
Maria Garcia
Film Journal International

It's fascinating to watch the level-headed Philip's descent into a relationship with a woman that he knows is insane.

Full Review Source: Capital Times (Madison, WI) | comment Comment
01/18/07
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

An understated exercise in edge and intensity worthy of favorable comparison to Alfred Hitchcock. A neo-noir masterpiece!

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
01/17/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

THE BRIDESMAID, shot by the gifted cinematographer Eduardo Serra, isn't on par with some of Chabrol's best work, it is very much in keeping with his themes.

Full Review Source: Murphy's Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/11/07
Ted Murphy
Ted Murphy
Murphy's Movie Reviews

...An adaptation of a Ruth Rendell novel that turns out to be a surprisingly good character piece, in addition to having the usual Chabrol qualities.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
12/15/06
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Chabrol's film stands as a reminder of the madness that lurks in plain sight.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
12/14/06
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

How does that saying go, 'Always a bridesmaid, never a convicted felon?' Okay, maybe that's not quite right, but it is intriguing and so is this movie.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
11/28/06
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Chabrol arranges his story with a subtle, almost clinical accumulation. And it takes close attention to the movie's seemingly innocuous details to understand his deeper purposes.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
11/16/06
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Entering his sixth decade, Chabrol remains a master inspector of the criminal heart of the French bourgeoisie.

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11/10/06
Bill Stamets
Bill Stamets
Chicago Sun-Times
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A superbly unsettling crime drama about a seemingly ordinary family, ravaged by passions that descend on them like a plague.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
11/09/06
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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[Claude Chabrol] may be in the ranks of senior citizens (he's 76 this year) but he's lost none of his youthful audacity and innovation.

Full Review Source: KPBS.org | comment Comment
10/28/06
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org

At age 76 with 54 films to his credit, Chabrol can do little wrong and pretty much whatever he likes.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
10/27/06
Ted Fry
Ted Fry
Seattle Times

Well-made and containing a healthy sense of humor, The Bridesmaid is a reminder that most of the time less is more.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
10/27/06
Paul Doro
Paul Doro
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Chabrol's... gift is making the audience believe that emotion and obsession trump logic for these deluded characters.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
10/26/06
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

France's Claude Chabrol, venerable (76) chessman of suspenseful bourgeois rot, moves his pawns superbly again, though we see the checkmate coming.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
09/29/06
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune
 
 
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