La Grande Illusion (The Grand Illusion)
Posted by martinteller on April 16, 2004
Yeah, it was good, but it sure wasn’t all that. I certainly have little desire to see it again. I’ve read comments from people who say they found it extremely moving, but I found it too stagey and distant to be moving. It’s got a nice message, but nothing mind-blowing. It also seems rather breezily optimistic, hard to believe this is the same guy who did Rules. Like I said, it was good (definitely makes up for the last couple of Renoirs I’ve seen, Boudu and The River), but not the masterpiece it’s hailed as. Rating: 7
