Pretty Devils
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Actor: Audrey Tautou, Axelle Ade-Pasdeloup, Olivia BonamyDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-26
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: TE-2094
Studio: Terra Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Pretty Devils
Movie Review: Pretty "Devils"
Summary: 4 Stars
A year before breaking out as the winsome Amelie, international star Audrey Tautou was one of the "Pretty Devils" in this intriguingly original little flick about young girls embarking on a life of petty crime. It trips over its own feet from time to time, but gives a new twist to revenge stories.
Naughty Lea (Olivia Bonamy) and sly Aurelie (Axelle Ade-Pasdeloup) are a pair of teenage girls with a taste for mayhem, and have reacted to their mother's affair with a policeman by constantly making mischief. On the other hand, Anne-Sophie (Audrey Tautou) is a girl from Versailles, who has let her mother think she is going on a ski vacation. But she's actually going to meet her older lover in a scuzzy part of town -- only to find him with another girl.
Despondent and lost, Anne-Sophie goes to a gym, intending to hang herself -- only to encounter Lea and Aurelie in the middle of scamming a young man. The sisters assist Anne-Sophie in getting revenge on her unfaithful lover, by designing a bunch of revenge pranks on him. But then things go awry, and the girls must reexamine what they are doing.
"Pretty Devils" won't be labelled a classic anytime soon, but it is lifted above the average by Tautou's excellent performance. It's also not a laugh-out-loud comedy, though it may make you chuckle in places; rather it's a wry, slightly strange film with an odd coming-of-age story wrapped inside its angst and wicked mischief.
The primary plot, hidden under the more obvious one, is about three girls trying to heal their emotional scars. It's a sweet plot, if a tad underexplored. And humor is usually provided by the three leads, such as Lea bursting in on a guy with law book in hand, lecturing him on statutory rape. On the other hand, the editing and pacing are somewhat lacking. At times the director seems to be confused and the film slows to a crawl.
Audrey Tautou demonstrates again that she is not just a pretty face, but a rising actress with wonderful skill and abundant star presence. Her role here is far more serious than her best-known one, but if anything she's even better. Bonamie and Ade-Pasdeloup are also good as the mischievous sisters who cover up their hurt by making havoc.
Original if a bit slow, "Pretty Devils" is a bittersweet little story about teenage girls abandoned -- one way or another -- by the people they love. Tautou dazzles, even if the film doesn't quite.
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