Positive Review from the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
Well what do you know it seems, and dare I say it, some reviewers actually give Bel Ami the thumbs up. According to Gráinne Humphreys:
“Directed by acclaimed theatre directors Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod (aka Cheek by Jowl), Bel Ami is a sumptuous adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s 1885 novel about an ex-soldier turned journalist who ascends the social ladder, trading one well-connected wife for another
More social mountaineer than mere climber – after six months working as a clerk in a Parisian newspaper peasant-born Georges Duroy (Robert Pattinson) rises to political editor and becomes a valued member of the incestuous Parisian literati. He is soon the object of affection of three influential women: an unlikely mentor (played by Uma Thurman) who helps him to write his first articles; Clotilde (Christina Ricci) who becomes his passionate mistress, and his boss’s wife (Kristin Scott Thomas), who becomes an unwitting pawn in his ambitious plans.
Based on de Maupassant’s own journalistic career, Bel Ami is both a portrait of Paris and a turbulent sexual merry-go-round in the style of La Ronde and Laclos’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses, complete with amoral characters, heightened sexual economics and the triumph of experience over innocence. With a smart cast and a particularly impressive performance by the underrated Pattinson, first time directors Donnellan and Ormerod have fashioned a highly amusing divertissement.” [My emphasis]
Thanks ROBsessed
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Sue
Kudos to you, Grainne Humphreys!
Nice way to wake up in the morning, thanks Maria …… especially after my rehab moments last night hehehe …..
Michelle
Thank you Gráinne Humphreys for actually giving us a PROPER review. Love the part you’ve highlighted Maria. Makes me happy beyond words to see Rob receiving the praise he so so truly deserves.
Georges is SO close for you now Jules *dances around the room* 😀 So excited for you!!
Vicky
Thank you Grainne Humphreys for a review of the movie rather than trotted out preconceptions!!!! Very refreshing!!!!
Jules
Ooooh *fist pumps* Now that’s put a smile on my face. Agree Vicky – how refreshing.
Thanks for posting Maria!! 🙂
@Michelle – thanks! and *flails* 😉
Martha M
Thank you Mr. Humphreys for that review, but we’ve known that all along.
So glad they are finally opening their eyes to Rob’s talent.
Thank you Maria for everything, thank you all for keeping us so informed. Mwuah!
Carmel
Yay!!! This is more like it. It looks Rob is once again dividing the critics. They are a bunch of sheep, these guys so it is nice to hear from the free thinkers of the profession too.
@Maria – Thanks for doing the homework for us all.
EPHIE
WOW!! That is amazing! He calls it “a particularly impressive performance” and also acknowledges that Rob is underrated as an actor. Thank you @maria it’s wonderful to see these.