Breathless (1983)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:7
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.4/10
Synopsis: Remake of the Jean-Luc Godard's 1959 classic. Jesse Lujack is a cocky nickel-and-dime hood, on the lam for killing a cop (accidentally). Monica Poiccard, his French girlfriend, goes along with him.... [More]
Starring: Richard Gere, Valerie Kaprisky, John P. Ryan, Art Metrano
Director: Jim McBride
Reviews for Breathless
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A wanton, playful film, belying the stated despair by its boiling energy. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A much better remake than its reputation implies
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3/5 |
I still don't understand why Mr. McBride and Mr. Carson elected to do the film but, considering the more obvious possible pitfalls, they could have done a lot worse. That is meant to be praise. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
The result is a stylistic exercise without any genuine human concerns we can identify with -- and yet, an exercise that does have a command of its style, is good-looking, fun to watch, and develops a certain morbid humor. Full Review |
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3/5 |
An inferior remake, but trashy fun nonetheless.
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2/4 |
Remaking a movie is always a dicey proposition. Remaking a classic is even dicier. This version of Breathless? No dice. Full Review |
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The attitudes on display are so distanced and derivative that the picture still seems to have no life or identity of its own. Full Review |
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