This goofy tale of self-emancipation, a love story made by a mature man wise to the possibilities of the improbable, is also a thriller with an unexpectedly dark edge.
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05/15/08
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Roman de Gare (2008)
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Reviews Counted:71
Fresh:62
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Claude Lelouch has crafted an engaging thriller about murder and romance with plenty of stylistic panache.
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: True to its title, ROMAN DE GARE (CROSSED TRACKS) finds famed French director Claude Lelouch (UN HOMME ET UNE FEMME) jumping between time and loyalties in this suspenseful mystery about fate and... [More]
Starring: Dominique Pinon, Fanny Ardant, Audrey Dana, Zinedine Soualem
Director: Claude Lelouch
Reviews for Roman de Gare
...delightful and intriguing...
05/14/08
It's the smartest and best suspense movie you're likely to see for a while.
05/09/08
Thanks to the able cast and crisp cinematography, it's mostly unpretentious and reasonably entertaining.
05/09/08
A glossy, enjoyable thriller that isn't quite as tricky or Hitchcockian as it wants to be, Roman de Gare gets by on high style and nice central performances by rubber-faced Dominique Pinon and Audrey Dana.
05/01/08
Claude Lelouch's ode to the 'train station novel' is a perfectly balanced genre blend of romance and suspense thriller that shifts gears like an Aston Martin on Route One.
05/01/08
A sly catalog of deceits and a gentle commentary on slippery creativity and desire.
04/30/08
There's no depth or resonance to what happens in the picture; it's all surface effect. But that doesn't mean it isn't reasonably enjoyable.
04/29/08
In quite a balancing act, [Lelouch] has written a script that's a thriller, somber romantic comedy, and, for the first half, a tense road movie.
04/25/08
Lelouch's film is the cinematic equivalent, enjoyable fluff that your mind will discard after the closing credits -- but worth seeing nevertheless.
04/25/08
The story's Hitchcockian plot loses steam quickly, though Pinon's salty presence keeps things from getting totally bloodless.
04/25/08
[Director Lelouch] doesn't really move much beyond his usual glib panache here, but the plot is intriguing and so are the actors.
04/25/08
The twists and convolutions of the film’s beginning and end enable a middle that is dizzying domestic comedy.
04/25/08
Top Criticfilmmaking for filmmaking's sake.
04/24/08
Roman De Gare's neatest trick is [Dominique] Pinon's performance, which draws out a hitherto unseen leading-man allure.
04/24/08
Despite the superb acting and wonderfully sly dialogue, Roman de Gare can't tie all its bows neatly enough to be truly satisfying.
04/24/08
Despite all my reservations, I think it is worth seeing, though I do not approve of all the trickery involved.
04/24/08
A playful, delightful, and surprising exploration of love's mysterious ways.
04/24/08
Though Lelouch has toned down his penchant for putting pretty pictures ahead of plot, there’s still a nagging sense of disposability.
04/24/08
I can’t say that I love all of Roman De Gare, but it is worth reporting that the first half of the film is nearly perfect -- a master’s piece.
04/23/08
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