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I found the book exceptionally great.

I found the movie a big disappointment... Esthetically speaking, it's ugly. All what's in the book could have paved way for nice photography. It would not have harmed the movie. Instead, I had the impression of watching a B-series science fiction film. The book would have deserved better.

I know that some people object that the style was intentional on part of the filmmaker. Well, the result is something that aged quickly and seems ridiculous now.

Read the book, it has not aged ! This movie should not be an excuse for not reading an exceptional work of art...

This movie was made like a giant advertising with very rhythmic effects and fast moving pictures. At least, it will keep the eye entertained during the whole movie but there's more in it.

It describes in a fun way what everybody knows is a sad world. Drugs, sex parties, late work hours, pretentious people, and meetings with stupid people, this is the way it works in the advertising industry.

It's a very funny criticism of advertising and the way it's made. I feared it would not do justice to Beigbeder's excellent book but in fact it's quite good.

Most of all, Jean Dujardin is very good in his role. He could be one of those mens you see working at Publicis on the champs Elysees !

Some people may not like the movie because there is a lot of sex and drug taking inside the movie. Yet, it's a good social depiction of this world. Don't go with the children's (the rating is not very explicit about the real content of the film) and enjoy yourself.

This is a true work of art... And it is very hard to describe.

First point, the movie is gorgeous. Every still frame in this is a pleasure to watch. The colors are strange but good looking. At this point even if you don't understand anything to the story, the movie would be worth watching as it is a pleasure to the eyes.

For the story, it's a bit hard to understand. You must not switch off your brain a minute during the movie or you may end up with an incomplete story. It would be sad !

This is a very imaginative work combining three stories spanning three different historical period. And yet, those three stories are related in a way you'll discover as the movie unfolds.

It combines religion, mythology, science fiction and love in the same story. If I would explain you that story right here, you would think that the author of Requiem for a Dream has taken too much drugs. Don't pay attention to what people are saying about this story, it's impossible to do it justice with words. Go to the nearest theater or DVD shop and see this movie.

It may seems a bit pretentious at times. Right ! But the result is really awesome. We had not seen anything that ambitious since Stanley Kubrick's 2001 ! Is it as good as 2001 ? Time with tell.