L'antiquaire (2015)

L’antiquaire: Directed by François Margolin. With Anna Sigalevitch, Michel Bouquet, Robert Hirsch, François Berléand. A young woman is searching, today, in Paris, for the collection of paintings stolen from her Jewish family during WWII.

“The storyline is something that reminds you of early Shankar films. An ordinary youth looks to take down a corrupt politician utilizing modern technology, albeit in a very Hollywood manner (bug cameras, GPS trackers in currency notes, virtual dashboards and so on).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film opens pretty fascinatingly. Sakthi is held captive by a bunch of ruffians, forced to snort cocaine and we go into flashback mode. The comedy by RJ Balaji works when it isnu0026#39;t trying to be misogynistic. His lengthy monologues on the plight of engineering students and entrepreneurship bring the house down. Shraddha Srinathu0026#39;s presence makes the film a better watch. The romance portions are not as queasy as they seem. The lead pair do a decent job at that. The antagonists though, are one-note and clichéd.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe inconsistency in writing is evident in many scenes (especially how the politician tackles an adverse situation and how some of the supporting characters are drawn up). Overall, this R Kannan flick is a strictly mediocre affair, catering to an unthinking audience.”