Review of The Search (2014) by Ian G — 07 Sep 2014
Michael; Hazavicious`follow up to the Artist is a bit of a mixed bag of a film with two story arcs circling around the events of the Chechen War in the late 90`s. The more arresting of the two is the one that tracks the orphaned son of a family who for the most part is murdered by the Russian millitary on suspected terrorism charges, and escapes into the war torn wilderness until is taken in initially by Annette Bening`s refugee centre and then Berenice Bejo`s human rights acitivist until the climax of the film.
Watching the tender moments between the child and Berenice are very tender and heartwrenching all the star and really made the film for me. The other arc which seems to strictly be there just to pad the film and tie in to launch and end the film on a circular arc is the one of following a musician who is essentially forced to join the military when busted for drugs and gets enlisted strictly to avoid jail time.
Nothing groundbreaking here and plays up some typical stereotypes of men in the trenches. Far from the greatness of the Artist but has its moments.
This review of The Search (2014) was written by Ian G on 07 Sep 2014.
The Search has generally received positive reviews.
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