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I knew nothing about this, just the fact that Vincent Cassel was starring. But I'm not sure there is a way to prepare for this really wild ride you're about to take while watching this movie. Cassel obviously has a lot of fun depicting the character he's portraying on screen here. He gets really OTT with it and it works more than fine. He's co-star is good too, both introduced in short segments, but both having something in common, that is more than the color of their hair.

The movie that also has some nudity in it (male and female), will appall a lot of people, just by being so apparently crazy. It doesn't seem to have a goal (or a destination), especially at the beginning, but it's more about the journey itself. A journey that has no moral implications, but is just a wild day/night out. Do not try those things at home ;o)

After seeing the directors music videos (I use the term music very loosely) I was looking forward to seeing this film. Expecting a certain amount of violence. Sadly it was very few and far between. Not what the trailer or cover art portrayed it to be. It's nowhere near La Haine at all. Just a sad kid trying to work out his sexuality and an older man having a midlife crisis.

It's not a terrible film though and the acting is good. Especially Vincent Cassel. But it never really satisfied and left me hoping they would totally go off the rails. Sadly. They didn't.

Worth a watch.

Or the narcissistic need for it. And if he was less calculative and more manic.. Then this could definitely be his artsy metaphorical biopic. But JP isn't nearly as cool as Cassel's character. A very nice film that has it's own ways of portraying : existentialism, angst, mania, boredom, rage and depression formed in this weird world we live in. Emotions that -if you're actually living and not being a robot- you should all go through in life. Numerous times. Cassel's character is hilarious to me! His remarks and gestures are very enjoyable to watch.

The two lead characters were supposed to have Red Hair, one is blonde and the other is brunette. Pointless wasting trime on this garbage.

Wow! There's something innately thrilling about a film that is constantly on the verge of it's own self-destruction, of teetering on the edge of believability, and at the same time completely committed to its own madness.

Absolutely enjoyed the experience. I set out to screen Alexander Payne's 'The Descendants' at the beginning of the evening and found myself a bit depressed and bored after the first ten minutes. (Usually the ten-minute mark is the fork in the road for me.)

On the glowing advice of a workmate I decided to screen 'Our Day Will Come'. This was the pill I needed.

Gavras' hand on the wheel here is even, lucid, and in control. But the bizarre turns of events, chance meetings which either bear fruit or become deeply passionate relationships, and the film's unique shimmy all had me seduced.

Fun stuff. To be taken with laughter and not to be taken lightly. Where do we go from here, Gavras? We don't know. Take us there.