Strayed
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Movie Reviews of Strayed
Movie Review: Good Movie Gone
Summary: 2 Stars
With all due respects to Techine and the stunning Emmanuelle Beart, who plays Odile, the sad, siren of a mother trying to survive another tragedy, the last portion of screenwriting, of this otherwise fine movie, is a hurried mess.
Synopsis; Fleeing Paris during WWII from the Germans, a mother and her 2 children hook up with a mysterious, young man(Gaspard Ulliel, I liked him in "A Very Long Engagement") who seems to know his way through trouble. They hold up in an abandoned but beautiful home in the country unsure about their fate.
Most of this movie is captivating. The character development under the looming cloud of wartime terror drives the interest as they find a temporary serendity; the children actors are very good, and we care about their outcome.
Contrary to the cover, there's very little sex in the movie. Suddenly, near the end of the flick, they throw in a quick, poorly timed, weird, ho-hum, love scene. After so much care building the suspense and the relationships, they rush off to the ending, slam-bam. And it's a dud. "C'est la guerre!" One might say. Ok, but we were left scratching our heads wondering if they ran out of money.