The Beat That My Heart Skipped
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Universal acclaim- based on 19 Ratings
- Starring: Aure Atika, Emmanuelle Devos, Jonathan Zaccaï, Linh Dan Pham, Niels Arestrup, Romain Duris
- Summary: In this follow-up to his critical smash "Read My Lips," Jacques Audiard has adapted and updated James Toback’s cult 1978 noir "Fingers" to come up with this memorable character study about a young man torn between a life of crime and classical music. (Wellspring Media)
- Director: Jacques Audiard
- Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime, Music
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Positive: 24 out of 32
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Mixed: 7 out of 32
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Negative: 1 out of 32
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100As stylish as it is suspenseful.
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80From the performances of its first rate cast to the infectious score and Audiard's deft direction, this is one of the most accomplished movies you'll see anytime soon-old, new or, as is the case here, combining the best of both.
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60It lacks "Fingers" searing, explosive vitality.
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30Contrivances accrue so thickly that the source seems to be not 1978 Toback, but 1930s Warner Brothers. The film sweats to be up-to-date with ultra-hectic editing, pace, elision, and sangfroid, but they can't verify the pasteboard base.
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Positive: 4 out of 5
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Mixed: 0 out of 5
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Negative: 1 out of 5
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