Review of The Thorn in the Heart (2009) by Jack G — 07 Apr 2010
No, it's not one of Gondry's best, but so what? I'd rather see the latest quasi home movie from Michel Gondry than a decent but unimaginitive Hollywood product. One of the nice things is seeing Gondry letting his aunt tell stories, some more interesting than others, and exploring the slightly fractured relationship with his son (not to mention the very sudden death of Michel's uncle, Suzette's wife, when he was just in his 40's).
It's a charming little movie where we're invited to come and look at Suzette, her life that was remarkable just by virtue of being a consistently good teacher to kids and a loving mother and grandmother.
Sometimes, that's just enough. Oh, and Gondry creates one of his truly unforgettable set-pieces as he gets a group of schoolkids to put on chroma-key t-shirts and pants and just run around and play.
It's like they're floating heads and torsos and legs! I love this guys mind!
This review of The Thorn in the Heart (2009) was written by Jack G on 07 Apr 2010.
The Thorn in the Heart has generally received mixed reviews.
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