Katie-93

I was delighted to see the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp team again at work, but I was surprised to find myself laughing myself silly in many parts of the film. I admit that I have only viewed it once, so maybe upon further review I will find my opinion will change, but this story was too much!

The costumes were phenomenal, the casting perfect, the script - pretty good and the music, well has Danny Elfman really ever gone wrong? I feel bad saying that this film made me laugh more than it scared me, although it did have it's moments of fright. I think perhaps it was Depp's wooden performance that made me laugh.

Overall, this film was pretty good. I hope Burton really puts more thought into his films to come and that he will again bring brilliance to the cinema.

Kolya was an amazing little film. I was taken completely by surprize because normally I can't stand those sweet tender-hearted films. The acting is phenomenal as well as the cinematography. I wouldn't go as far as saying that this was one of my favorite films, but it was good. A pretty average nice film. Unfortunately it was pretty predictable and that was a shame.

I must say that I wish I could speak better French, simply because this film has such a great sense of humor, it would only intensify the hilarity of the picture. The story was not perhaps the most original, then again, what is? This film had heart and a flow about it that was very interesting and pleasing to the eye and soul. Sometimes I hoped that I could see the lives of the other people in the plot, like that little deaf/mute boy, Paul or whatever happened to the abbot? Overall, I must say that the film is beautifully shot, funny in a very literary, upper minded way and a sheer delight. Not for those with a taste for low-brow humor however.