Secret Defense

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Johnny Z Great thriller, Jacques Rivette style. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/22 Full Review Arzaloued V Un scénario débiles étiré en longeur pour faire intello, des dialogues artificiels récités par desacteurs figés ou empruntés à la limite du grotestque, une technique caméra dénuée de toute créativité, répétitive et d'une monotonie ahurissante... mais comme c'est du monsieur Rivette, on se pame et on ne se lasse pas de flatter le caractère oh combien artistique de ce nouveau navet stratosphérique bien franchouillard. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/13/23 Full Review Audience Member An immensely strange film from Rivette. On the surface it's a thriller, but it's 3 hours long and really has about as much plot as you'd expect from a film of regular length. Genre conventions are largely thrown away here. The build up to what action there is is drawn out to incredible lengths without really attempting to build up suspense. The action is staged rather casually and indifferently. The plot centers on a murder and there's a twist, but it's all a bit sketchy and indifferently thought out. This will all make it sound like I didn't like the film, but I liked it a great deal. It all serves to highlight the stupidity and irrevocable nature of the violence. Besides that, it's extremely well-written in the sense that the actors are given a lot of thoughtful dialogue and actions inside the clumsily executed thriller maneuvers. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Calling this movie "deliberately paced" is understatement, but a patient viewer will appreciate its meditative approach to storytelling. Long train rides never seemed so meaningful. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Avec Largo Winch et Secret Défense, on se dit qu'en fin le cinéma français aborde le thriller à l'américaine, de façon totalement décomplexée. Et réussite. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Moyen plus. Les deux acteurs principaux sont tres bons. La musique est quelconque, et la réalisation est moyenne (des scenes d'interieur manquaient d'eclairage). Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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