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Bernard Besserglik

Bernard Besserglik's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Film Critic, Hollywood Reporter

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Latifa: A Fighting Heart (2017) EDIT “A film which, while likely to serve as a campaigning document for civic associations and human rights groups, also provides a striking portrait of a remarkable individual.” – The Hollywood Reporter Oct 19, 2017 Full Review Money (2015) EDIT “A heist-gone-wrong thriller that grips from the start and never lets go.” – The Hollywood Reporter Oct 3, 2017 Full Review We Blew It (2017) EDIT “We Blew It is far from being a routine run-through of a decade whose legacy continues to divide.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 14, 2017 Full Review The History of Love (2016) EDIT “Mihaileanu's direction is uneven and it's tempting to speculate on what a filmmaker less intensely preoccupied with Jewish themes - such as Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron, who was initially slated to helm - might have made of it.” – The Hollywood Reporter Nov 9, 2016 Full Review The Student and Mister Henri (2015) 70% EDIT “The performances by Schmidt and Bel are adequate, but Brasseur, who played opposite the likes of Jean Gabin back in the 1950s, is unable to get much change out of the stereotyped role of the old grump.” – The Hollywood Reporter Aug 18, 2016 Full Review Solace (2015) 24% EDIT “The chemistry [Anthony Hopkins and Colin Farrell] achieve is a powerful argument for giving Solace its chance on the multiplex circuit.” – The Hollywood Reporter Oct 9, 2015 Full Review Brick Mansions (2014) 25% EDIT “There's vaulting and flipping galore as well as the customary ration of fistfights, shoot-outs, car chases and general mayhem that should satisfy hardcore action fans.” – The Hollywood Reporter Apr 24, 2014 Full Review The Monk (2011) 64% EDIT “Adaptation of gothic classic pleases the eye but ultimately disappoints.” – The Hollywood Reporter Mar 4, 2013 Full Review Ivan & Ivana (2011) EDIT “There's a sadness to this movie, but one that reflects the harshness of life itself - the sense of a lesson learnt the hard way.” – The Hollywood Reporter Oct 23, 2012 Full Review Taken 2 (2012) 22% EDIT “Moviegoers who liked Taken and want more of the same will get precisely that.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 7, 2012 Full Review When Pigs Have Wings (2011) EDIT “A political parable with satirical bite.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 14, 2011 Full Review Gainsbourg (2011) 73% EDIT “Biopic of French proto-punk starts well but loses focus.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 1, 2010 Full Review The Girl From Monaco (2008) 48% EDIT “Luchini's trademark mannerisms, which in some films can be irritating, are here perfectly judged and appropriate. Zem confirms his growing stature as a boxoffice attraction, [and] Bourgoin does well to keep her character from veering into caricature.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jul 24, 2009 Full Review The Girl on the Train (2009) 76% EDIT “The movie is held together...by the fluidity of his style and his characteristic blend of lightness and gravity.” – The Hollywood Reporter Apr 3, 2009 Full Review A Christmas Tale (2008) 86% EDIT “What's troubling is its lack of perspective on anything beyond the narrow, navel-gazing concerns of its characters.” – The Hollywood Reporter Nov 4, 2008 Full Review Moscow, Belgium (2008) 93% EDIT “Van Rompaey paints a warm and often witty picture of workaday life in modern (Flemish-speaking) Belgium.” – The Hollywood Reporter Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Taken (2008) 60% EDIT “Liam Neeson lends visibility to formulaic human-trafficking action thriller.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 26, 2008 Full Review Savage Grace (2007) 38% EDIT “By scrupulously avoiding melodrama, [director] Kalin ensures that the characters remain recognizably human despite their flaws and monstrous weaknesses.” – The Hollywood Reporter May 25, 2007 Full Review Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) 59% EDIT “Succeeds reasonably well in achieving what many said was beyond the scope of cinema: conveying the world of scent and smell.” – The Hollywood Reporter Oct 19, 2006 Full Review Transylvania (2006) 75% EDIT “A love story with star actors and a bigger budget heightens the mainstream appeal of Tony Gatlif's ethnic road musical.” – The Hollywood Reporter Oct 18, 2006 Full Review Fair Play (2006) EDIT “[Bailliu's] corrosive humor will endear the movie to all those who enjoy the sight of the French behaving badly.” – The Hollywood Reporter Sep 28, 2006 Full Review Najac Calling Over to You, Earth (2006) EDIT “Najac purports to be a call to arms against globalization. In fact it is a celebration rather than a manifesto, a wry shrug at the contradictions involved in living off the land in the digital age, and all the more enjoyable for that.” – The Hollywood Reporter May 26, 2006 Full Review Les Amities Malefiques (2006) 89% EDIT “Student friendships, success and failure make for absorbing entertainment.” – The Hollywood Reporter May 20, 2006 Full Review Bled Number One (2006) EDIT “Bled is a finely observed slice of life shot in a low-key semi-documentary style. The latest in a run of French-made movies dealing with Franco-Algerian cross-currents, it speaks volumes about the conditions of life in today's Algeria.” – The Hollywood Reporter May 18, 2006 Full Review The White Planet (2006) 56% EDIT “A vivid tableau of a world that, as the filmmakers note in their closing sequences, is under threat.” – The Hollywood Reporter Apr 19, 2006 Full Review
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