The Blue Room

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Jake J Spoilers ahead. Do not read if you have not seen the film. The little suspense here is created by manipulating time and witholding information instead of through the complexities or cleverness of the characters, or the crime itself. And the basic situation is simply a faint shadow of Patricia Highsmith's "Strangers on a Train." Because the plot is so thin, the film also leans heavily on the sexual and romantic relationship, predictably swelling music, and shots of the wallpaper in the shabby-chic blue room where they meet. The thinly developed characters hardly help. Because the film tries hard to seem like a good crime movie, constantly feeding us details and pieces of the not-very-complex or interesting jigsaw puzzle, it forgets to tell much about the characters--we learn their jobs, their family siuations, and that they meet for their affair, and that they are in love, and that's about it. They are types, instead of people. Yet, strangely, it's a French film that seems to want to be seen as a French film, but doesn't know much about plotting or character development. They kill for love, but it's hard to care. And it's hard to believe. As the female lead says at one point "People file for divorce every day." Exactly. So why didn't they do just that instead of killing their spouses? Greed? The woman's mother-in-law makes that accusation in her one five-second appearance on the screen,, but we never see if that is true. Perhaps the director or screenwirter for this adaptaion is young and writing for a young audience who will see this as complex compared to the usual superhero film. All in all, this is a film that wants to be big and romantic and sad, but it's simply too thin. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/02/19 Full Review Audience Member The movie is slow but told with flashbacks and short vignettes - each of which adds another piece to the puzzle. Think of this as a jigsaw puzzle you are sort of interested in but will continue to work on it until it is done. Don't give the outcome too much thought althought I did. Even in the legal system of France, there would be insufficient evidence to prosecute the main characters and there is someone else who has much clearer motive and means yet is not under investigation. It's a short film but worth watching. Especially with people who like to talk about "who dun it" books and movies. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member The story unravels brilliantly but the ending is delivered poor. Well worth a watch though. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review andrey k A bit chaotic and hard to follow, not because of its complicated plot, but of its unnecessarily frantic editing. The story is quite simple and on my opinion could have been executed better. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Inconsequential self important Gone Girl lite Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Kept waiting for a surprise ending that never happened. So stop watching if that's what you are hoping for to save this movie. Wasted my hour and 15 minutes. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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