Both Sides of the Blade

I'm not entirely convinced that all of the themes churning around here come together but boy is this well acted. Everyone is playing the subtext of every scene perfectly.

Claire Denis made a film that is a mess. There's nobody to root for as most of the characters are painted as distant. There are some loose ends that aren't explained and that's ok, but the third act is so unrewarding that it makes you regret watching the parts that led you there. There is a sense of dread that makes the viewer think there could be something violent about to happen. The music lead is ultimately frustrating. Juliette Binoche is wonderful. What about these random racial statements? What was the purpose of the add on to the family? Many questions, but there will be no answers that matter. Final Score: 2.8/10

una buena pelicular, casi poética en ciertas escenas, la historia es mas de mismo sobre la mujer infiel pero desde otro punto de vista, es interesante, con un final esplendido.

Very bad and pure in content. Romantic drama? None of that. Drama, triler? What? The purest lemonad. Doesnt contain an,thing that would place thiy film in the mentioned categories. A lot of holes in the script and story. Very pure.

I somewhat still hope it was all just a parody

Intense movie about romantic relationships in French culture. I think a lot was lost in translation for me. I find it hard to believe that relationships become this intense in French culture but perhaps it's normal. not my favorite film although it was well done and Binoche carries the movie.

Slow moving, boring at times and I couldn't get over how much of a two timing bitch Sara was! Jean was a more sympathetic character, despite being an ex con, but François was

Juliette Binoche is terrific.

I found this movie exceptionally slow and felt very sorry for the Vincent Lindon character and his mother, Bulle Ogier. I would not recommend it however, if a viewer had good colloquial contemporary French language skills the story might be much clearer. I did not understand why the Juliette Binoche character seemed to be entirely lacking in any moral compass - contemporary morality perhaps? In middle age? Nope.

The performances were strong but the pace and structure of the film was off. I became agitated and fidgety and was happy when it ended. There were some scenes that almost redeemed the film but too many scenes that dragged it down.