Review of Maelström (2000) by Janice : — 02 Jan 2008

Maelström is the brilliantly told story of a young woman dealing with the chaos that ensues from the hit-and-run she committs.

I especially enjoyed how it was sometimes shot at different angles with the camera shakiness on top of that to give it a touch of confusion.

Like the snowball effect, each event of the film brings about another and so on. It seems everything has a meaning and everything is linked to something else, somehow.

I also liked the idea of a fish on the brink of death (about to be slaughtered actually) telling the story. It was quirky yet added a tinge of originality.

Marie-Josée Croze was, as always, superb. As for Jean-Nicolas Verreault, I thought he was overshadowed by Croze and should've had more screen time. He's an okay actor anyhow!

I suggest you rent this when you feel like watching drama, art house, foreign, international, what have you. Otherwise you might not appreciate this as much as you should.