AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.
Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
merelyaninnuendo Amour4 And A Half Out Of 5Amour is a character driven feature about an old couple that goes through their last phase of the unbroken love when a tragic incident leaves them by shook. The construction of the world depicted in here is so mesmerizing that despite of being restrained within four walls; literally, it is thoroughly busy and competent. Despite of having such bold moves on the chess board, none of them seems to have broken any sort of rule; the audience is never left cheated which often happens whilst leaping few turns. The chemistry is without any doubt, some of the best that the cinema had to offer to the audience and not due to its soothing tone and sweetness involved in it but its three dimensional perspective towards each little things. The writing is genuinely moving, emotionally manipulative and adaptive which leaves the audience in an awe of it; the metaphorical pigeon will haunt you even after the curtain drops. It is rich on technical aspects like the d.o.p., camera work and detailed production design. Smarter sound deg, alluring background score and the ingenious structure of the script are the high points of the feature. Haneke; the screenwriter-director, is in his A game where his script does meet its brilliant execution skills which is rare and exquisite. But in the end, it's all about the act, it's all performance, and boy what an act they have staged. Riva and Trintignant are; similar to their characters, dependent on each other flaunting their behemoth talent on screen that can make viewers' eyes pop out. Amour is chillingly beautiful to the core and not for its knack of drawing out the emotions from the audience but for its loudness that it demands to be seek upon.
cinemajesty Film Review: "Amour" (2012)Exposing a couple's life-time as a string of subjective as unique events, enjoyed or suffered for, which ultimately makes no difference, when auteur-director Michael Haneke, at age 69, captures alongside extraordinary precision-working cinematographer Darius Khondji, known for galvanizing visuals of "Se7en" (1995) starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in favors for director David Fincher, here putting leading cast surrounding Emmanuelle Riva (1927-2017), Jean-Luc Trintignant as her on-screen picture-carrying husband Georges, who then fulfills the ultimate act of so-called love led into death, while the daughter portrayed in professional as ive manner actress Isabelle Huppert just wonders in an aftermath scene of a calmly-received major Parisian apartment interiors what the force of an undescribable eternal emotion can fulfill in one's to another one's life to sit back stunned of seldom seen on-screen honesty and then again to be recognized as "Best Picture" in World Cinema of 2012 at the Festival de Cannes in its 65th edition and couple of months after still-standing strong with arthouse audiences as "Best Foreign Language Film" at the Oscars in their 85th edition.Copyright 2018 Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC
paul2001sw-1 Michael Haneke's heartbreaking 'Amour' tells a story that will be sadly familiar to anyone who's had to care for an ailing relative. There's little dignity in the process of dying; and in Haneke's sensitive telling of the sad end of an elderly, educated, sophisticated couple, the grim reality of a slow death is painfully apparent. What makes this film brilliant is that it avoids descending into an orgy of pure pathos and pain: there's deep, sympathetic insight into the dilemma of its protagonists, which is considered calmly and intellectually (though in increasing tension with the horrific underlying situation). This isn't an easy film to watch, and its certainly not a film with easy answers (in a very general way, it makes the case against overly prolonging life, but it's hard to conclude what that means in practice). It's arguably a film that everyone should see, however much it hurts to watch it.
Mobithailand This is not exactly the most joyful of films to watch of a Saturday evening. The story concerns the final months of life of an octogenarian couple living in an apartment in Paris, . The woman suffers one stroke, then another and her husband struggles to take care of her. Their well-off daughter, while outwardly distressed at her mother's plight, reveals her own self-centred concerns when she confronts her father with the level of care he is providing to his wife of many years.Make no mistake about it – this movie has been beautifully written, directed, filmed and acted. There is no doubt that Amour is a masterpiece of the genre; there are moments that will shock you and others that will bring you close to tears. But there is no slushy sentiment here. The film deals matter of factly with the harsh realities of life, of human frailties, of immensely strong and also sadly shallow characters. You become immersed in the fortunes and struggles of this ageing, loving couple and everything they say and do is utterly believable.For those of you who enjoy a movie full of action, blood and guts, this French film noire is not for you, but for those who are tired of the formulaic nonsense that is churned out by the Hollywood moguls, you might want to try something different – something that is thought provoking and takes you out of yourself for an hour or so. But don't expect to be uplifted or walk out of the cinema whistling a happy tune. Jean-Louis Trintignant and Alexandre Tharaud are simply monumental in the lead roles.Read more about this reviewer at mobithailand.com
