At first, looking at the DVD cover of He Loves Me, He Loves
Me Not, it appears as if this film is a nice romantic comedy. As my friend
and I were watching this film, we soon realized that while it is still a comedy,
this film is slightly dark and not what we had expected. Instead of a light
romance flick we got a fantastical thriller that kept us guessing at every turn.
The film opens up on a young girl, Angelique (Audrey Tautou), who buys a single
rose for her love, Dr. Loic (Samuel Le Bihan). As the story unfolds we see from
Angelique’s perspective how her love for Dr. Loic blossoms and soon turns
into a much more complicated situation than it initially appears. Halfway through
the movie in a Run Lola Run-esque scene, the entire film rewinds to start
at the beginning and give you Dr. Loic’s perspective on the alleged love
affair. While Dr. Loic’s marriage unravels and his affair with Angelique
becomes more of a question mark, the two worlds suddenly stop. We soon come to
find that maybe Angelique’s love affair with Loic is a one-sided obsession
not reciprocated by her lover.
This movie is the debut feature written and directed by 26-year-old Laetitia
Colombani. With such a clever plot, this film jump starts Colombani’s
career and we can only expect great things to come in the future from this young
director.
Audrey Tautou, most popularly known for her breakout role in Amelie,
gives a killer performance as the somewhat crazed girl in love with a dashing
cardiologist. Samuel Le Bihan plays the doctor whose world crumbles
before him as he grasps to understand the intensity of this love affair.
Tautou has a charming, girl-next-door demeanor about her. She
exudes the sweet and innocent vibe and it’s nice to see her stretching
herself in this film. Actually, that’s what I think makes this character
so complex. On the exterior she is truly a sweet and innocent girl – there
are just one too many screws coming loose and soon nothing with her is what
it seems.
The film looks amazing with bright colors popping in every scene.
There is a lot of emphasis placed on pinks, purples and reds and again the look
of the film is so deceiving from the dialogue that it makes for an interesting
contrast.
While there are no special features added to this DVD, besides a few theatrical
trailers, I do think this is a film worth picking up. I’m not so sure
that I would have it as a part of your DVD collection per se, but I would highly
advise renting it from your local Blockbuster.
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