Review of Papillon (2017) by Doris Toumarkine for Film Journal International — 23 Aug 2018
Charlie Hunnam as Parisian safecracker Henri “Papillon” Charrière and Rami Malek as his pal-in-hell, counterfeiter Louis Dega, were sorely in need of richer characters written (or directed?) with more complexity, coloring, backstory, tics, or whatever might humanize them more.
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This review of Papillon (2017) was written by Doris Toumarkine and published by Film Journal International on 23 Aug 2018.
Papillon has generally received positive reviews.
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