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01/26/06
Western (1997)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:11
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.4/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 14 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Paco is a shoe salesman who encounters a series of unusual characters as he travels around the countryside, including a nomadic Russian named Nino and a gift shop owner named Mariette. An... [More]
Starring: Sergi Lopez, Sacha Bourdo, Elisabeth Vitali, Marie Matheron
Director: Manuel Poirier
Reviews for Western
1 - 18 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticTouted as a comedy, it's actually nothing of the sort, struggling to get anywhere near the British funny bone.
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12/06/05
Top CriticNo review available.
07/19/05
A charming and -- dare I use this word in a FT review? -- delightful road movie.
12/08/02
Funny, touching, familiar yet original.
06/05/02
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03/24/02
Top CriticThis richly satisfying French movie takes the archetypal road story into some uncharted territory.
03/01/02
A delightfully subtle and perceptive blend of romantic comedy and road movie.
02/14/01
Top CriticIf none of these characters is overweeningly compelling, they are all undeniably charming.
01/01/00
viewers who insist on sturdy plots, admirable characters and lots of action will undoubtedly be bored senseless by Poirier's trek through Brittany -- the title refers to the western region of France.
01/01/00
A funny, romantic film filled with cozy intimacies and lovely, wide-screen images of the French countryside.
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Top CriticOne of the most refreshing aspects of Manuel Poirier's Western ... is the way it explodes many common notions about France and French movies.
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A road movie unlike any other you've yet seen.
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A charmer from France that feels like a throwback to the 1960s, when foreign films flooded art- house cinemas.
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The adventures are arbitrary, the cuteness of the men grows wearing, and when Nino has an accident with a chainsaw, we can see contrivance shading off into desperation.
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