No Exit

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Peter F As an existing (and avid) fan of the stage play, I was curious to see how Jean-Paul Sartre's classic dark existentialist comedy would translate to film. Knowing that Mass and Twelve Angry Men are both films I adore that take place essentially in one room, I know that it's possible to achieve such a feat and make it something really special. I admire the directorial decision to have the screen in the room display cinematic representations of the worlds of each character moving on without them, and I think the principal roles of Garcin, Ines, and Estelle were especially well-cast. The cinematography was a touch dry (though feels period-accurate of the mid-50s), but the acting was believable enough and the set design was spot-on. I think, while I understand the intent to create a world existing outside the room to make the work of theatre more cinematic, the opening 10-15 minutes or so felt very slow and superfluous, it didn't add much at all to the existing drama/comedy that comes from the characters interacting. I do have to wonder if I would've given this a higher score if I had seen the film with English subtitles—the copy I watched was in the film's original French and with German subtitles I couldn't remove. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/22 Full Review Audience Member This movie was great, especially given that Jean Paul Sartre had a hand in writing it. While it is old, and therefore has defects in comparison to modern media, that is the only way to conjure up defects. People who complain that it is not "by the book" need to realize that the changes that were made, were made for the sake of the visual nature of cinema, of which an author can leave up to the reader's imagination in a novel. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Entertaining. However, if you read the book...well... Stick to it... Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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