We root for [Clara and Paul], even like them, though perhaps it's an emotion closer to pity.
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07/18/02
Read My Lips (2002)
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Reviews Counted:94
Fresh:91
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.8/10
Consensus: A clever and offbeat character study about two people discovering each other.
Theatrical Release:Jul 5, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $1,177,985
Synopsis: In its opening shot, READ MY LIPS shows Carla (Emmanuelle Devos) inserting her hearing aids and getting ready for work. But it's evident that her hearing problem does not hold her back as she... [More]
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Devos, Olivier Gourmet, Olivier Perrier
Director: Jacques Audiard
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Reviews for Read My Lips
What gives the film its bounce is that there's no psychological exposition: Audiard has Godard's love of the visual gesture (not to mention his fascination with the way people's lives are altered by their fantasies).
07/18/02
This is a finely written, superbly acted offbeat thriller.
07/18/02
Top CriticFilled with Alexandre Desplat's haunting and sublime music, the movie completely transfixes the audience.
07/17/02
Devos' performance goes a step further: She gets us rooting for Carla, even though we know she's just setting herself up for more pain.
07/15/02
The pleasure of Read My Lips is like seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string. We're drawn in by the dark luster.
07/11/02
The attraction between these two marginal characters is complex from the start -- and, refreshingly, stays that way.
07/11/02
Top CriticRead My Lips is to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love.
07/11/02
Top CriticHailed as a clever exercise in neo-Hitchcockianism, this clever and very satisfying picture is more accurately Chabrolian.
07/09/02
[An] ingenious, amoral and atmospheric thriller.
07/09/02
Top CriticThroughout, Mr. Audiard's direction is fluid and quick.
07/05/02
Top CriticRead My Lips isn't just scary, charming and delightfully unpredictable - it's also smarter and subtler than any new movie out there.
07/05/02
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07/04/02
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07/04/02
Audiard has dressed an impressive psychological drama in the disguise of a romantic thriller.
07/03/02
Their fascinating interdependence gives way to a power struggle built on unspoken trust and a series of daring demands.
07/02/02
Audiard successfully maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling.
07/02/02
While alone, neither Carla nor Paul is able to succeed in life, together they form a strange bond which brings them both power.
07/02/02
Although the movie contains elements of a romantic thriller, it is equally powerful as a drama.
07/02/02
Top CriticThis offbeat French film is entertaining enough to make headway in art house venues and appears ripe for an American remake.
07/02/02
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