Fascination (2004)
Fascination
“9 Notebook No. 9 [It had become his habit over the years, whenever he lunched alone, to take a small notebook with him, into which he jotted down his random thoughts and observations, preferring to disguise his solitariness by writing, rather than reading.] No crab-cakes today, so I settled with bad grace for a pseudo-salade niçoise (no potatoes). This restaurant is renowned for its crab-cakes – this is why I and most of its clientèle come here – so why not supply crab-cakes on a daily basis? Just seen Slang – interesting thriller, because it all takes place during the course of one night. A clear hommage – which is to say rip-off – to Raupp’s Death Valley but without its textures, its love of character. Defects: sudden shifts of mood from whimsy to hardboiled; silly plot contrivances (the lap-dancing scenes, the language school); fantastic coincidences – always a sign of waning inspiration. Raupp does this but it sort of works with him. Finally the film is just not true – and as Pier...re-Henri Duprez, I think, once said somewhere, you can’t hide anything from an audience.MoreLess
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