Der Vorname (2012)
12KDer Vorname: Directed by Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte. With Patrick Bruel, Valérie Benguigui, Charles Berling, Guillaume de Tonquédec. Vincent is about to become a father. At a meeting with childhood friends he announces the name for his future son. The scandalous name ignites a discussion which surfaces unpleasant matters from the past of the group.
“Mix of Un Air de Famille by Klapisch and Carnage by Polanski, Le Prénom is clearly divided in two parts: the first is pure comedy oriented, whereas the second is more drama focused.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe problem is that those two parts arenu0026#39;t homogeneous: the beginning is very good, dynamic, the dialogues fly, the humour is really present and the viewer is quickly sucked in. Unfortunately, the more the film progresses, the more the comical aspect is left aside, and the more the movie loses interest. The script goes thought bland and uninteresting passages, and we are served a dramatic aspect that isnu0026#39;t the most exciting one, which is disappointing in comparison to the thundering start.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA fifteen minute cut, mostly from the second part, could have also improved the overall rhythm of the movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSpecial mention to the cast who was very good and showed a great chemistry.”
