Review of Vatel (2000) by Brandy C — 27 Jun 2009
The unbelievability of Depardieu and Thurman as lovers is just one of many problems with this highly fictionalized historical drama. Though there were some interesting sets and fire-work displays, the movie is a hodge-podge of French history trivia which never pulls together to form an interesting or coherent story.
There were so many other interesting (and true) tales that could have been told about this era, that the choice of trying to make Vatel worthy of a movie seems unnecessary.
This review of Vatel (2000) was written by Brandy C on 27 Jun 2009.
Vatel has generally received mixed reviews.
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