L'odyssée d'Alice Tremblay

Reviews for this film were lukewarm at best while expectations were sky high: a big budget, tons of popular faces, a rather funny idea and a main actress everyone loves. The end result is a disaster. Alice Tremblay's supposedly humorous journey in fantasy world fails in every way to entertain it's audience (I didn't hear a single laugh throughout the entire presentation), going through it's page-thin story line and one-dimensional characters without a single spark, not a sign of the magic it wished it had. The 90 minutes of film here are sterile with clumsy direction and some good actors doing their best to come of as professionals in a feature that certainly couldn't seem that great an idea on the set, let alone on paper. 'L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay' is a collage of comic sketches, linked together with a (very) thin layer of good ideas. Avoid or boredom will haunt you.

I would just like to say, I think this is a GREAT kids' movie. It's a bit like the likes of "Finding Nemo" or other stories where there is a level of appreciation that kids can have, and a different level of appreciation for adults. Just because there is some sexual-type content (horny Snow White) would NOT make it "not for kids" in Québec, where they are very open about sexuality even with young children. I bought this movie for my 3 year old to watch and find it entirely appropriate for her BUT there are some parts of the story that go right over her head. Eventually she will understand and appreciate them differently as she ages.

Delightful. Provocative. Bawdy. Avant garde. Irreverent. Satirical. Funny. This is a splendid example of the marvelous film work being done in Quebec. It's original. Unlike the routine mediocrities churned out in Toronto, there is no Hollywood "wannabe" evident here. The film is in the delightful,unique, creative genre of Quebec cinema which is quite different to just about anything else. It may not be everybody's cup of "chocolat chaude" and it definitely is NOT a children's movie. But it's top notch humour. I had no idea what it would be about. Stupid me. I thought Sophia Loren was in it and not Sophie Lorain. (Is the similarity a coincidence?) No matter. It soon caught and captivated me with its boisterous and healthy spoof of everything from Jean Chretien to the movie industry. I think Ms. Loren herself would love it, perhaps envying the role of the outrageously horny Snow White. It's a lot of fun and I imagine it would be even better if you were fluent in French and didn't have to rely on the subtitles.

Wow. I must say when I accidental flicked to the beginning of this film I was not expecting what I found. Now I'm an English-Canadian, and I only know a few phrases of French, and I'm the tight of person who doesn't really like reading subtitles, but this movie! I couldn't change the channel!

The movie channel rated this "PG" but I found that this should have rated PG-13. I was surprised with all of the sexual innuendos. I must say though that I really enjoyed the film a lot, and it had a brilliant (but sort of predictable) ending. Even though it had some dry spots, this film is a masterpiece which I hope they'll play soon so I can copy it, I'd love to show it to my friends.

Well written, good idea, and good actors.

I saw this movie today on Bravo while switching channels. I only saw from the scene with Cinderella and her problem at the ball. It was in French with English subtitles and the title somewhat attracted my attention. Even thought I was disappointed that the main character's image was not created in the likes of Lewis Carroll's character, it was very interesting and funny to watch. The movie has a production atmosphere that kept me thinking of the Prince Charming video from Adam and the Ants. Overall it would seem that this film was made in the likes of Rock/Poppy Broadway musical kind of way. And yes, this film had a more of a PG content to it, especially since the original Cinderella was not a wannabe snob who went around bashing someone else's head just so she could make a her night at the ball run smoothly. However, the humorous plot definitely kept me tuned to the show. I couldn't stop laughing at every comical scene.