Review of Micmacs (2009) by Tim S — 23 Dec 2010
Last time we got a movie from Jean-Pierre Jeunet (the wizard behind Delicatessen, City of Lost Children, Amelie and A Very Long Engagement) it was 2004. May as well have been a lifetime ago. Thankfully he returned to doing what he loves most: shuffling eccentric characters like pieces on a board game of fate and outlandish instances of chance.
His newest, Micmacs, essentially a French word for shenanigans, stars Danny Boon as Bazil, an orphan raised by a gang of junkyard dealers. Bazil enlists their help in punishing the two cold-hearted French arms merchants who killed his father when Bazil was a child, and left a stray bullet in the boy's head. As usual in a Jeunet film, the cast is filled with colorful misfits. Maybe a bit too colorful. Indeed it seems that Jeunet has gotten to the point where he's willing to simply allow his aesthetics to do the talking. His spirit is undeniable though, and also a welcome alternative to Hollywood swill.
This review of Micmacs (2009) was written by Tim S on 23 Dec 2010.
Micmacs has generally received positive reviews.
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