Rotten
A good-looking but slim confection that's short on the multi-characterisation and sense of entwined destinies that mark the great Lelouch sagas.
Derek Elley, Variety
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002 · 2h 13m · PG-13
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Claude Lelouch
Overview
A jazz singer and a British jewel thief are brought together by their mutual desire to forget the past.
Director and cast
- Claude Lelouch Director
- Jeremy Irons as Valentin Valentin
- Arthur St. Claire as Madame Falconetti
- Patricia Kaas as Jane Lester
- Claudia Cardinale as Madame Falconetti
- Thierry Lhermitte as Thierry
- Alessandra Martines as Françoise
- Jean-Marie Bigard as le pharmacien et le docteur Lamy
- Ticky Holgado as Boubou
- Yvan Attal as David
- Amidou Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
49%
Tomatometer
Fresh
According to common usage, the French word stupide comes closer to silly than to dumb, which is how I might rationalize my affection for this harebrained, obvious, but euphoric tale.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
You'll either like this soaringly daft confection, even as it aggravates you with its self-absorption, or you won't. I did.
Mary Brennan, Seattle Times
Rotten
The movie is overcrowded with ideas, any one of which might have made a fun premise. Put them all together and the result is just plain silly.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
A beautifully crafted meditation on memory, fate, coincidence and yearning.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
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