Brandon at Random Reviews

What does the average person think when they find out a movie is in a foreign language and they’ll be forced to read subtitles for the entire duration of the film? It’s gotta be at least 95% “let’s watch something else” right? I’m probably in that boat, albeit maybe less often than the average movie watcher, despite knowing there are many movies out there that are not in the English language that are solid fucking movies. Case in point: I once watched this movie I heard about on Reddit called “Headhunters” with Jaime Lannister in it and it was an amazing flick. Of course, as with so many movies I’ve seen, I can barely remember anything about it. But check that Jaime Lannister movie out.

This movie was quite the whirlwind. Beautiful to look at. Captivating story. French as fuck. The message it sets out for is ambitious and difficult to execute, and it legitimately knocks it out of the park, in my opinion. There are so many amazing characters, quotes, and visuals to take in and it seems to all piece together perfectly.

The main character, the titular Amélie, has a backstory that is fairly simplistic but also so devastating at the same time. There were times while I was watching that I caught myself lost in the story, the scenes hitting one right after another…I love that shit. There is not much fat here that should’ve been trimmed and thinned out. It’s wonderful, y’all.

Part of the whole “losing myself in the story” was helped on by my having to read the English subtitles since these French jerks wouldn’t just speak American ffs. I enjoy the reading part, it forces me not to get distracted with whatever the fuck I can come up with to do other than watch the movie I put in to, well, watch. There is a bright side.

I would just say if you’re looking for a load of feelgoodery in a foreign language, you might not be able to find anything better that I’ve seen. Give it a whirl.

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I’m afraid I’m not doing enough bad movie reviews, so I may line up some stinkers soon.

“So, my little Amélie, you don’t have bones of glass. You can take life’s knocks. If you let this chance pass, eventually, your heart will become as dry and brittle as my skeleton. So, go get him, for Pete’s sake!”