This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.
Le Corbeau
Well this was rather disappointing. This movie has high ratings on many movie sites, and was recommended to me by many sites that recommend movies based on ratings. And I also love Clouzot's Wages of Fear. So I was really expecting something much more outstanding. This movie did very little for me however.
Not that it's bad, but it just seems so lifeless and dour. The movie is humorless, unless you want to say that it's a satire in it's entirety. But in that case the humor is so dark it's not even biting. It's just heavy and desperate.
I won't say that it was un-enjoyable. There are some moments of mystery. And a few captivating compositions. But unless I'm missing something (which is very possible), it's not the masterpiece I was anticipating.
Rating: 6/10