Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Film: Amélie (2001)

DVD: Enhanced 16x9
Amélie

"Any normal girl would call the number, meet him, return the album and see if her dream is viable. It's called a reality check. The last thing Amélie wants."

Review: This is a wonderfully visual film with a quirky fun sense of humor. I am sure the traveling garden gnome in this movie is what inspired Travelocity to use a gnome as their spokesman.

"Nino is late. Amelie can only see two explanations. 1 - he didn't get the photo. 2 - before he could assemble it, a gang of bank robbers took him hostage. The cops gave chase. They got away... but he caused a crash. When he came to, he'd lost his memory. An ex-con picked him up, mistook him for a fugitive, and shipped him to Istanbul. There he met some Afghan raiders who took him to steal some Russian warheads. But their truck hit a mine in Tajikistan. He survived, took to the hills, and became a Mujaheddin. Amelie refuses to get upset for a guy who'll eat borscht all his life in a hat like a tea cozy."

3 1/2 out of 4 Stars

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