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The Serpent (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 13 Fresh: 11  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 6.4/10

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Rated: 15

Theatrical Release: 14-09-2007

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Yvan Attal

Director: Eric Barbier

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2/5

Disappointing French thriller, thanks to a ridiculous plot, overblown direction and some dodgy acting from Clovis Cornillac.

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09/14/07
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
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3/5

The film isn't much like recent examples of torture porn. It's too stylish for that.

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09/14/07
Derek Malcolm
This is London
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The story came from Get Carter’s source author, English crime writer Ted Lewis, but the venomous sophistication and serpentine inner logic are French.

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09/14/07
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
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Taut, stylish French thriller, based on a novel by Ted Lewis.

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09/14/07
David Gritten
Daily Telegraph
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4/5

It's slick, efficient, tough-nosed film-making, enmeshing our hapless hero more and more tightly in its narrative coils. Only a matter of time, surely, before Michael Douglas shows up in the remake.

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09/14/07
Andrew Pulver
Guardian [UK]
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3/5

A penchant for silliness and a tabloid-ready storyline mean The Serpent is a decent thriller that loses some of its impact as it unfolds, but remains a well-paced and enjoyable film.

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09/14/07
Steve Watson
Channel 4 Film
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3/5

A mite overblown, but no less enjoyable for it – and guaranteed to get a Hollywood re-jig.

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09/14/07
Tom Dawson
Total Film
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3/5

The Serpent makes atmospheric use of its urban locations. But the more overblown the film becomes the less it engages our emotions.

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09/14/07
Thomas Dawson
BBC
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3/5

An occasionally effective and stylish piece of filmmaking, capturing both the gloss and grime of the best thrillers, and delivering the odd shock as well.

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09/14/07
James Bramble
Little White Lies
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3/6

Not unwatchable, but a distinct let-down, since this crew surely had a more incisive movie in them.

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09/14/07
Trevor Johnston
Time Out
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Director Eric Barbier's thriller is an ambitious affair, full of writhing storylines, switchback narrative and a terrifically vile villain in the form of Clovis Cornillac.

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09/14/07
Tim Evans
Sky Movies
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3/5

An appropriately serpentine plot makes for an engaging thriller. It’s a shame then that the final showdown is so daft.

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09/14/07
James Dyer
Empire Magazine
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You will be thrilled all the way through Le Serpent, and once the final credits roll, you will be awed by the muscular solidity of its construction.

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09/14/07
Anton Bitel
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