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Wed, Mar 15, 2006
L' Amour Dangereux
Movie:
L'amour Dangeroux [aka Trop plein d'amour] is a tepid French road movie about a young man and woman on the run from the law.Originally made for French television and directed by Steve Suissa the film stars Simon (Nicolas Cazale) a young man who gets caught up in a bungled burglary attempt. While making a getaway one of his cohorts knocks a cop unconsious and into a coma. Everyone gets caught by the authorities except Simon who, naturally, is blamed for hitting the cop.
The basic set up of the story is good; a working class [possibly of Arab decent] young man faces tough odds. But then the film goes awry with the introduction of the Simon's love interest; Noemie (Jennifer Decke) an attractive upper class student who works in her father's bistro. Although Simon and Noemie appear to be no more than passing friends - who frequently eye each other - Noemie decides to give...Read the entire review
L' Amour Dangereux