A Prophet
Disappointed - O'G
I would agree with the main reviewer that after the inital murder there's a lot of waiting around for something to happen. Jacques Audiard is responsible for, in my opinion, one of the finest Thrillers to come out of France or anywhere else for that matter, Sur mes Levres which slowly built upon it's premise and layered itself beautifully to the climax, making a lot of statements about gender issues, disabilities and French ( and Western ) Capitalism in general, without ever really trying. A Prophet feels like it's competing with La Haine ( another picture I thought was heavy handed, over rated ) in the look at what's really going on stakes and in a lot of ways the plot is all too often too convenient to this end. In a very strange way, not nearly as subtle in it's social commentary as Irreversible and no where near as energetic. Performances are excellent throughout though just, y'know, with a title like A Prophet ...
Review published on the 31 January 2010 10:23
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