With A Friend Like Harry (2000)
Average Rating: 7.5/10
Reviews Counted: 89
Fresh: 85 | Rotten: 4
A darkly funny thriller that's reminiscent of Hitchcock.
Average Rating: 7.9/10
Critic Reviews: 27
Fresh: 27 | Rotten: 0
A darkly funny thriller that's reminiscent of Hitchcock.
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Dominik Moll directs this black comedy about a family outing gone to hell. The film opens with Michel (Laurent Lucas) and Claire (Mathilde Seigner) on the edge of a nervous breakdown in a cramped hot car with three screaming children. At a roadside rest stop, Michel meets Harry (Sergi Lopez) who, after some encouragement, recalls that they went to high school together. Harry and his girlfriend Plum (Sophie Guillemin) weasel their way into Michel and Claire's life, and soon the two are following
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It's Lopez's understated charm in the role that ultimately makes this film as creepy as it is.
Top CriticAn artfully entertaining psychological thriller.
A rocking good entertainment.
It's nothing new, terribly recognizable, but, familiarity notwithstanding, it gets the job done.
It's a dry, cool character study that's primarily an exercise in tonal control - neither very funny nor very scary, but unnerving in a slow-burn way.
Unfortunately, the groove it settles into is a lot less interesting than the possibilities suggested earlier.
Add "who needs family?," and that's a good indication of how "Harry" dives into - but doesn't easily resolve - a strangely symbiotic muse relationship. Evil can be just as banal as everyday life, an idea explored with nasty wit and not brutish violence.
A chance encounter (or is it) with an old forgettable classmate in a restroom leads to an unforgettable and unwelcome intrusion
Apesar da boa atuação de López, o filme não foge das convenções do gênero, resultando em uma história previsível e, conseqüentemente, enfadonha.
Like the best of Hitchcock, Harry captures the lyrical ambiguity of 'normal evil,' the actions we're all capable of committing in the name of a just quest.
creeps under your skin and leaves you uncomfortable for hours. It could be the French answer to "Strangers on a Train" or "The Talented Mr. Ripley"...
The true strength of this thriller is how the duet plays out. The true shock is how casually perverse the underlying message becomes.
...chalk this one up to the pretty good, lukewarm, maybe category of could-have-been-even-better thrillers.
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Foreign Titles
- Harry meint es gut mit dir (DE)
- Harry, He's Here To Help (Harry, Un Ami Qui Vous Veut Du Bien) (UK)
A man encounters another man and his family, claiming to be an old school friend of his. Hoping to rekindle the friendship, they share some time together. He seems like a nice man, but something lies beneath the surface. It's a good movie that builds its tension slowly.