8 femmes

One thing is certain about this movie: it tries. And it tries really hard. It tries really hard to find a esthetic, to be original, to be unpredictable. But it fails. I can't say that I didn't find it entretaining, at least at times, and t does have brilliant moments, it actually started really well, but it wasn't able to mantain that quality during the whole film. The Agatha Christie theme, and the plot itself could have worked way much better, but in its search for identity it ruined its chance to do that. Bizarre and even kitsch movies are fantastic, at least I find them extraordinary, the problem is when they try TOO hard. Over the top in art can be really good, but believe me, this is simply too much. TOO over the top. It could have worked without the singing, I think that was what really ruined it, becaused it went from a good bizarre comedy-thriller to something that can't be taken seriously. On top of that, it kept trying to add alibis and facts to confuse you and to be "unpredictable", but I just kept guessing everything that was going to happen. Although, I must say, I didn't guess the very ending, that did surprise me, but it still seemed like such an effort, it never moved fluently because you were always feeling their effort to make it work. The movie, however, has got stunning performances by France's (and the world's) most beloved actresses such as Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert and Fanny Ardant, and very intereting newcomers or not so known actresses. If you don't take it ver seriously, this movie is not EXTREMELY bad.