Review of The Triplets of Belleville (2003) by Sridip S — 09 Dec 2009

Now I've seen a few French movies in my time, but this might be my favorite of them all. The first thing I noticed about this film was the animation. It was more different than any other cartoon I've seen, French or not.

I thought the story was well thought out but the thing that impressed me the most was how the people behind this movie were able to convey it. They were somehow able to explain to the viewer the plot without so much as having a few lines of any dialog by the characters.

I absolutely loved this and wished that a movie would try it every once in a while. Another positive about The Triplets of Belleville was the soundtrack. It contained mostly French jazz and Big Band era music and it all fit this film perfectly.

Overall, this might be one of the best and most unique foreign films I have had the pleasure of seeing in a long time.