25/46
He appeared in La grande semaine: episode #113 (2024)
Synopsis
After escaping from the island prison where he spent 14 years for being wrongly accused of high treason, Edmond Dantès returns as the Count of Monte Cristo to take revenge on the men who betrayed him. With an estimated budget of 42.9 million euros, The Count of Monte Cristo is the most expensive French film of 2024. When Albert watches Hydee singing and playing the guitar, it is quite obvious that half the time he does not even touch the strings. Once upon a time in France, a film was not a film if it was not Alain Delon, then for a long time there was Depardieu, from the late 70s to 10 years ago, definitely too long, now we have Pierre Niney, he is only 35 years old, so we can fear that Gerardoism may catch up with us too. Last year, in every other French film/series, he appeared, usually as the main attraction.
He not necessarily
I don’t see why this is the case. At least in the first two films, he was present in some way. Maybe unpleasant, but present. A bit of a girly boy, and yet he was cast in very masculine roles. In any case, this viewer here is already thrown out of the film in 24.
It’s OK, nothing more
To the film: not bad, I’ll give it an A, but reviews here. Practically a second film comeback. Apart from the drone shots, it could have been done in the 50s VERY “traditional”. What’s good about it? The plot, but it’s Dumas; some say it’s been reworked.
The locations, the castles
I don’t remember the book, so I’ll take their word for it. The Woke studio police managed to squeeze a lesbian romance into it; why get rid of it? Indeed. The costumes. Oh yes, on point.
The best I can offer here
Incredibly beautiful actresses, especially the young French-Romanian actress Anamaria Vartolomei, did she really sing those songs? Excellent But really, in general, it’s banal and all the time I don’t understand these flattering reviews, unless you’ve never been to the cinema before This is an OK film that you will NOT be bored with. The main stream High Street to watch …
