Amelie DVD > Reviews > Amelie will question your thoughts!

Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it?	Loved it
Story	Good
Characters / Performances	Good
Special Effects	Standard
How does it compare to similar films?	Good

Advantages:	funny, strange, different, thoughful .
Disadvantages:	subtitles throughout, fragmented .

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

This film revolves around the life of Amelie (Audrey Tautou), a waitress in a Parisian cafe. A loner brought up by her father in an abnormal childhood where her mother was killed in a freak accident and not given the attention from the father, she grows up with a sense of magical Righteousness. As an adult, Amelie lives in the heart of Paris often alone but aware of the goings on around her. She considers it her mission in life to right the wrongs that occur around her and improve the life's of her "pet projects". This journey and her inquisition lead her to fall in love with a handsome loner with his own strange quest.
Perhaps the most endearing part of this film is the circus of people around Amelies life. A mixture of people covering all eccentrics found in real life with a hypochondriac tobacconist, past writer, stalker and many more. These characters and their mini plots make the film something special, putting the main storyline to one side.
The film tends to be episodic and even fractured. The subtitle can also make it seem more disjointed but you soon forget you are reading as you realise how funny, heart warming and intriguing this is. This film will definitely make you accept there are selfless and selfish people; abnormal is ordinary, happiness is pure and life is for questioning. This is all aided by an excellent soundtrack by Yann Tiersen and visually pleasing film with black and white flashbacks and rich colour scheme throughout, which complements the film perfectly and will give a great sense of nostalgia. You will surely smile!