The Rules of the Game

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Jacob B The film that introduced me to two great loves of mine: French cinema and Robert Altman. Altman credited this with teaching him “the rules”. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/08/25 Full Review Tom F An awkward comedy of manners from an awkward period to be making movies in France. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/16/25 Full Review Gus L Renoir found it remarkably easy to come up with subplots and one scene characters, so he focused on that instead of actually creating a plot or a protagonist. There is no discernible character development or movement from the beginning to the end. It was, as Larry David may say, "a show about nothing." While that may work well for a sitcom or a play, a film without a plot or protagonist is a disappointing film indeed. Three stars for the witty dialogue and well-executed slapstick. I can justify no more than that. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review bob c too convoluted for me Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/24 Full Review George B I'm going to be in the minority here. I found Rules of the Game to be mildly amusing in places, but overall boring. And lacking in consistent tone. It's been hailed as a masterpiece. I thought it a mediocrepiece. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/10/23 Full Review acsdoug D I understand this film's place in cinematic history. In 1939 it must have been pretty groundbreaking, what with its advanced cinematic techniques and a plot where everybody is screwing everybody else. Eighty-four years later, however, it didn't have much impact on me. If this is how the French were then it's no wonder the Germans had so little trouble rolling through France a year later. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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