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Adventures of Felix, The
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 16 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 3 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Foreign
Written by:
Olivier Ducastel
Jacques Martineau
Directed by:
Olivier Ducastel
Jacques Martineau
Release Date:
Theatrical: June 15, 2001
DVD: February 19, 2002
Running Time: 95 minutes, Color
Origin: France
Language(s): French (with English subtitles)
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Sami Bouajila, Patachou, Ariane Ascaride, Pierre-Loup Rajot, and Charly Sergue
The comic adventures of a young gay man (Bouajila) who sets out to find the father he has never met.
What The Critics Said
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Boston Globe Loren King
In this engaging, understated comedy, it is the journey and not the destination that matters.
New Times (L.A.) David Ehrenstein
A film whose surface charm never gets in the way of its profound seriousness about living life to the fullest -- especially when one knows it isn't going to be a terribly long one.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
Optimistically explores how vastly different people can come together, and how any journey is more about what happens along the way than simply getting from one place to another.
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
An odyssey of self-discovery of much charm, humor and admirable subtlety.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
This French film has a breezy, documentary air that belies the important issues is raises.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann
It's a distinctly French feeling -- an air of caprice and light expectations -- and a perfect prologue to a delightful film.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
Although the movie never so much as flirts with melodrama, there is still a bittersweet undercurrent.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
Poignant, funny and clear-eyed about some tough topics: homophobia, racism, AIDS.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
Sectioned neatly into chapters with titles like "Mon petit frere" and "Ma mere," the film is perhaps a little too rigid, even by the conventions of road movies.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Mark Holcomb
A wafer-thin, sweetly sentimental picaresque with semiserious overtones.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Paul Malcolm
It would all be too obviously feel-good if Ducastel and Martineau weren't also tuned in to the liberating drift of the open highway and a sharp native humor that adds needed flesh and blood to their walking metaphors.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones
Yes, this is the stuff of fiction, where individuals can drift in and out of another's life and make extraordinary, unbelievable things happen.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Perhaps simply discovering a film so dedicated to a different perspective is adventure enough.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Sweet, funny, well-acted and nicely shot on locations in the south of France -- but on the dull side overall.
The New York Times A.O. Scott
Makes its points gently; the picture presents its socially conscious messages as if they were written in the sand, on the beaches where Felix would probably prefer to frolic.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Mike M. gave it a9:
I loved this movie - the vignettes are all engaging and the music keeps the mood upbeat as Felix make his journey south to meet his long lost father.
Matt gave it a 6:
I generally agree with these reviews. Pretty good acting from the lead, somewhat interesting journey although a bit slow at times. I love France so I enjoyed the scenery and the deadpan dialogue.
