Review of Potiche (1983) by Brett D — 05 May 2011

Catherine Deneuve was fabulous! Very amusing movie.

This review of Potiche (1983) was written by Brett D on 05 May 2011.

Potiche has generally received positive reviews.

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It all starts to go wrong when Ozon puts his own twist on the play by adding a new act... The addendum ultimately makes Potiche too pastiche…

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By Mark W (2,041) on 17 May 2013

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By Jay Antani (281) for Cinema Writer (174) on 27 Jan 2012

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By Cj C (605) on 23 Oct 2011

Cute, funny, but could have been so much better. By trying to make it 70's-esque, it also made the story insubstantial…

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By James T (1,309) on 25 Jul 2012

A bit of a disappointment. the trailer really made this look funny. but in reality it dragged in too many places…

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By Anna B (1,143) on 31 Jul 2016

It was OK. Not laugh out loud funny, but cute. It's a parody of French films from the 70s…

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By Colin A (150) on 03 Mar 2013

Fine, but probably packed more of a punch in 1977 France than today. Fairly predictable…

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By Pierre M (106) on 06 Dec 2011

Light and frothy but with a real social message…

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By Paul C (2,626) on 18 Feb 2012

Absolutely fantastic, high camp, perfectly observed 70s, and yet warm, charming and intelligent. Denevue is a treat! FAB…

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By Phil S (666) on 06 Feb 2013

This movie is okay. Not great. Not horrible. The pacing is a little off and the humor at times is more cutesy than funny…

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