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Awix (3310 KP) rated Populaire (2012) in Movies

Nov 30, 2019 (Updated Nov 30, 2019)

Populaire (2012)

2012 | Comedy, Romance

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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Charming, feather-light French rom-com. The plot is typical of the genre: two beautiful young people meet near the start and are instantly attracted to one another, and the script has to contrive reasons to keep them apart for the best part of two hours. The incidental material this time around concerns typing very quickly, and the way the film drolly converts sports movie cliches into a word-processing context generates a lot of gentle humour.

Mainly succeeds due to a hugely charming performance by Deborah Francois, though; also through simply being very well put-together in nearly every department. It's not trying too hard to be clever, or deep, or deliver a big message - in fact, some might find the gender politics a bit problematic, but if you complain about that I really think we're in butterfly-on-a-wheel territory. Nice to look at, light and fun.

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David McK (3382 KP) rated Speed (1994) in Movies

Jun 8, 2022

Speed (1994)

1994 | Action, Thriller

7.9

(64 Ratings)

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"... I think it was called the bus that couldn't slow down"

That quote is, of course, from the incomparable Homer Simpson. Full quote something along the lines of:

"I saw this movie once about a bus that had to SPEED around the city, keeping it's SPEED above 50, and if it's SPEED dropped below 50, it would blow up! I think it was called ..."

Which is a pretty accurate synopsis of the movie as a whole, which stars a post-Bill and Ted (apart for the newest one)/pre-The Matrix Keanu Reeves, and a very early appearance by the future queen of the rom-com Sandra Bullock.

The film has 3 main acts: terrorist attempt to blow up an elevator, the bus bit (which is most of the movie) and finishing off in the subway. Truth be told, it may perhaps run only slightly too long as a result.

Still well worth a watch, though!