Review of Chocolat (2000) by Liz — 27 Jul 2011
Beautiful and sweet, this feel-good movie was magical and extraordinarily rich. Filled with a scrumptious Juliette Binoche, and glazed with Lena Olin, Judie Dench, Alfred Molina and Johnny Depp there was nothing this film could do that would ruin its appeal.
Binoche, the lead, held her own opposite the rest of the Hollywood A-listed with simple body language and a breath-taking truthfulness. Her chemistry with the rest of the cast, and her brilliant connection to Depp were awe-inspiring and extraordinarily seamless. Her opposite, Molina, was controlled down to each breath with a discipline that she was rightly lacking. Molina's transitions were intoxicating.
Olin and Dench's charms were the most quirky and elegant facets of the film; constantly stealing the scene with everything less than innocence. They were only rivaled by the arrival of the witty and charismatic Depp, who managed to make every audience member swoon with his simplistic good looks, and bad-boy/good-dad approach.
Lasse Hallstrom, who drove this delicious little romance, brought out the best in every aspect of France and the 50's. Hallstrom's drive brought the masterpiece to an exquisite culmination.
Overall, if you haven't seen this, you should be very disappointed in yourself.
This review of Chocolat (2000) was written by Liz on 27 Jul 2011.
Chocolat has generally received positive reviews.
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