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Chocolat (2000)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
2/08
2/08:
Chocolat is another failure at the hands of Lasse Hallström.
As indicated by the performances, the amount of pretentiousness has left me overwhelmed. I've never been a fan
of Juliette Binoche, and apart from her looks, I still fail to see what makes the actress appealing. She doesn't
know how to be effective at the right time and can't lead a film.
Judi Dench is another stinker who helps ruin the show, too. All she does is overact in a melodramatic manner
by overplaying the serious frown. Carrie-Anne Moss is average and has no idea what it takes to be a good actress.
Johnny Depp enters the picture midway. As usual, he turns in a bland one-dimensional performance, and it wouldn't
matter if he didn't appear at all. So, this leaves Alfred Molina as the only potential saving grace, but his
character turns out to be tiresome.
The plot has left me unimpressed. Along with her daughter, the mother enters a religious
village, makes batches of chocolate treats, and uses them to uplift everybody's spirits. Yeah, *yawn*...wonderful.
In back of her mind, she must be going, "Ka-chinggggg!"
All in all, having too much chocolate is a bad thing, and that's what happened in Chocolat.