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Critics Consensus: This taut and snappy French prison break thriller may be suspiciously implausible, but is held together by two fine central performances.
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Critic Consensus: This taut and snappy French prison break thriller may be suspiciously implausible, but is held together by two fine central performances.
All Critics (30) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (6) | DVD (1)
Pour Elle is a smart, startling thriller; a perfect date movie for couples who like to smoke afterwards.
Cavayé's film may not be the cleverest or most credible but it packs an effective punch.
Propelled by tension, this gripping prison escape thriller takes the form of a beguiling morality tale as it raises unfathomable issues between right and wrong
Get out and see this magnificent thriller before the American remake (starring Russell Crowe, planned for release later this year) steals its thunder.
The idea of an ordinary guy busting his wife out of prison sounds fairly silly, but you'll still be at the edge of your seat for most of Pour Elle.
This romance with a twist calls to mind the classy thrillers of the 70s.
This French thriller hurtles along with hardly a pause.
A taut, sexy, French thriller as long as youre happy to accept the ludicrous premise.
An efficient, highly polished potboiler that rattles along without permitting the viewer any time to ponder the implausible plot.
There's nothing exceptional about any of this but it is well made, decently acted (Kruger is clearly a star in the making) and rachets up the tension with some skill.
Engaging in places and interesting in its influences.
There's much to enjoy in this admittedly generic thriller - a snappy set-up, strong central performance and a story which escalates from cosy domesticity to bullet-riddled mayhem.
A tense and well-directed French thriller with great performances by Lindon and Kruger in a plot that is pretty conventional but efficient as long as you are willing to accept its rather ludicrous premise.
Super Reviewer
Pour Elle is a well-constructed French thriller that's, at the same time, a pleasing, exciting actioner and a harrowing drama. Excellent cinematography by Alain Duplantier and outstanding work from leads Vincent Lindon and Diane Kruger make the experience all the more powerful. Remade recently as The Next Three Days with Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks.
I can't help wondering why Hollywood chose to remake this average thriller. Maybe running out of concepts? However, others might find this movie outstanding since I felt it was an ordinary one (in the near past, Winter's Bone and The Town were such movies which were great according to most people, but I found 'em mediocre. I lack the sense of appreciating certain qualities and my ignorance doesn't let me enjoy 'em as much as others can). Check it out; maybe you're blessed with the talent of discovering greatness in what I find to be quite an ordinary work.
A decent and well though out thriller with some great acting for the two leads.You can touch base here with the husband who is trying to coup with he's wife in prison and looking after he's young son while working and how despite for he's wife to come home. There is a some element of the TV series prison break but don't expect to much of that.The last half hour is the edge of your seat stuff and is very emotional at times.Some may find the end conclusion not that realistic but i found it to finish off the movie well.
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