The thing about French films is that I never seem to really “get” them. The French have their own unique way of making films, they’re more artistic, colourful and… confusing.

I’m not saying I didn’t like Jeux d’enfants, I’m just a bit lost with its meaning. If it has one. Now, since I had no expectations considering this film, I have no reason to be disappointed. And I’m not, the film made me think and I’m always up for that. But if I look at the storyline and the plot, well, nothing really spectacular there. Maybe I just don’t get it, but it’s only for so long the same game can go on – how could they still keep on playing after decades?

I don’t know. Perhaps I look something else from my films, I just didn’t get this one. It had beautiful scenes, very colourful but other than that, I don’t know. I didn’t feel much anything during the final scene, which, I must admit, was one of the most peculiar ending scenes I’ve ever seen.

i can’t explain how horrible- but beautiful. & deep yet wickedly thoughtless it is:) i LOVED it.

marion cotillard &guillaume canet are the stuff you dream of.

(& i couldn’t help but keep thinking she looks like a younger a. jolie:))

I really loved this movie. It didn’t feel long but I felt like I spent a life time with Sophie and Julien, two of the most beautiful and bewitching characters I have seen in a while. Their chemistry is captivating.
The film is bewildering and full of twists. It is completely unconventional and I love the surprises folded into it. The cinematography and the choices the director made in capturing this story is beautiful. I love the character and creativity in his shots. The film is very beautiful.
It’s a love story but not once did I roll my eyes, you can’t see them with anyone else. It’s either the happiest sad ending or the saddest happy ending. Or it can be anything you like.

So many great foreign films seem to come out of France, so I was quite excited when a friend of mine recommended this one. Because of the subtitles, I couldn’t even do my normal multi task routine…I actually had to sit down and watch it, but with this one, it was probably a good thing.

The movie starts out with two children who begin there own game of “Dares” using a carousel tin given to the boy by his dying mother. The one holding the tin gets to dare the other to do anything…and the other has to do it. The game causes grief for their teachers, their parents, their siblings…pretty much anyone in the adult world who has to deal with them.

Then they enter adulthood, where the game continues, the dares still as outrageous as they were ten years prior. Only now, they can’t seem to figure out what’s true and what’s a dare. When human emotion comes into play, so does the hurt. Becoming so wrapped up in the thrill of the game, they find that there might not be much worse than not being with the one you love.

I don’t mind admitting that I was just a tiny bit confused by the ending of this movie, but that’s one of the things I really liked about it. It’s open for discussion. Though the movie has the element of romanticism to it, its mostly a fun romp, waiting to see who’s going to outdo the other and who’s going to win the Dare war. Full of little surprises here and there, the movie definitely kept my attention and I did indeed find it to be worth watching.