The Artist

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Daniel C. M An wonderful and heartwarming homage to the old silent movies. It is probably the biggest example of the strange case where a movie has almost perfect reviews and won Best Picture, yet continues to be underrated. It's been so long since i have seen someone talk about this gem. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Faiz D Charming, but in my opinion a wee bit overrated. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Moira K Brilliant! Jean Dujardin has such a wonderful presence. He could tell an entire story just from his facial expressions (as is the case on many occasions throughout The Arstist.) A film I'll be happy to see again, and again. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/29/24 Full Review Jeff M Spectacular! For some reason, I kept putting off watching this Best Picture Oscar winner, and I'm so glad I finally caught up with it. This movie will most likely make me re-evaluate my best of the 2010s decade list. At its core, this is basically the STAR IS BORN theme where one career is on the rise while the other is hitting the skids. But like Bradley Cooper would do a few years later, director and screenwriter Hazavanicius miraculously breathes new life into an age old concept. The silence here becomes more than just a gimmick and somehow elevates the emotion and the the humor of the film. Dujardin gives the ultimate movie star performance, oozing charisma with his contagious smile and dashing looks. Bejo is utterly beguiling, and Uggie as Jack the dog gives the best animal performance I've ever seen and deserved to be the first canine nominated for an Oscar. This is that rare motion picture that is an unabashed audience pleaser that still manages to achieve artistic greatness. I can't recommend this more highly! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Eye C A very well done homage to the silent cinema, both actors are great together, but the dog takes away the movie… sorry. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/24 Full Review Jacob B A film that does an excellent job paying homage to a bygone era of cinema, The Artist is funny, dramatic and insanely well-acted given the large amounts of pantomiming involved whilst also telling a compelling story about the disadvantages of the rise of talkies: silent film actors struggling to find work. If you showed a clip of this movie to somebody and they had no idea whom any of the actors were, I think they'd believe you if you told them this was an old film from the Roaring '20s. It helps that if you do research on what silent films were like back in the day, you'll notice that the crew has shown their work. Great job with the attention to detail, guys. Given the choice between this film and Birdman as my preferred Academy Award Winner for Best Picture that focus on a past-his-prime actor, I think I'd take the latter in a heartbeat but this movie was pretty damn good in its own right. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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