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Come Undone
Picture This! Entertainment


8.7

based on 16 reviews
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FILM:

Wild Side

MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Starring Jérémie Elkaïm, Stéphane Rideau, Dominique Reymond, Marie Matheron, Laetitia Legrix, and Nils Ohlund

The story of two young French boys who begin a passionate relationship that boils over and threatens to destroy both their lives. (Picture This! Entertainment)

GENRE(S):	Gay/Lesbian
WRITTEN BY:	Stéphane Bouquet Sébastien Lifshitz
DIRECTED BY:	Sébastien Lifshitz
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: December 18, 2001 Video: December 18, 2001 Theatrical: June 29, 2001
RUNNING TIME:	90 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	France
LANGUAGE(S):	French (with English subtitles)

Original French title "Presque Rien"

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Brings maximum subtlety, nuance and insight into the timeless story of first love.

New Times (L.A.) David Ehrenstein

Charged by Rideau's amazingly sexy performance as the most forthright gay character put on screen to date, this is a fine piece of filmmaking.

Variety Robert Koehler

The elusive, quicksilver nature of young love is often reduced to crude simplicities by the movies, but director Sebastien Lifshitz and writing partner Stephane Bouquet have observed it with a superb balance of aesthetics and insight in Come Undone.

LA Weekly Ernest Hardy

A melancholy valentine to broken hearts and lost innocence.

Chicago Tribune Patrick Z. McGavin

Turns increasingly interior and emotionally complex. It refuses to connect, putting the pressure entirely on its viewers to reach their own conclusions.

San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann

The photography is strong, the performances sympathetic and the sex plentiful.

Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan

A delicately managed piece that is by turns intimately detailed and elliptical, and that's an approach that suits the tangled emotions of its two protagonists.

TV Guide Ken Fox

A moody, subtle drama that has more in common with the tragedy of "Endless Love" than "Where The Boys Are."

Village Voice Dennis Lim

Come Undone's true subject is, simply enough, the perspective-warping enormity of first love, as preserved in a scrapbook of before-and-after snapshots.

The New York Times Stephen Holden

Ultimately, Come Undone isn't a movie about homosexuality, depression or family dynamics. For a gay coming-out story, its sexual politics are extremely muted.

Austin Chronicle Marrit Ingman

If the sensitive coming-of-age love story is a well-worn tradition in gay cinema, Come Undone is at the very least a superior example of it.

Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach

Come Undone would have benefited immensely from less constricted performances from Elkaim and Rideau, both of whom go through the film determined not to crack a smile.

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

Come Undone is the quintessential gay date at the art house.

Boston Globe Loren King

Achingly slow, at times bleak and, in the end, frustratingly and regrettably, rather pointless.

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

There isn't much here besides two self-absorbed kids.

New York Post Jonathan Foreman

One of those French films whose makers won't lower themselves to tell a story in a way that is entertaining or compelling.

The average user rating for this movie is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 22 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Mark N. gave it a10:
Exellent coming of age story with beautiful settings and photography. The story a bit confusing while piecing together flashback, is very real and emotional. If your looking for action look elsewhere but it you are looking for a real story about first love this is a must.

dan md gave it a9:
It's a daring movie to disclose the dilemma of queer feelings and hurdles they must face every now and then.

Joey O gave it an 8:
The cinematography is incredibly good, and the acting and the structure of the film are also good, especially using regression. The story, especially the ending, isn't that good. What happened exactly at the end you have to suppose it... A potentially amazing story becomes just an OK film.

Jay A. gave it a 10:
I loved watching Stephane Rideau. He's my favorate french actor!

Sammy A. gave it a 7:
I rate this a seven because I feel that there was so much to offer w/ this film. The cinematography was incredible. The acting takes my breath away. However, I feel the story line was relatively weak. It DOES show how emotionally charged relationships, especially gay relationships, can be ... But what exactly was the ending... Not quite sure. :D

Andrew F. gave it a 1:
Boring, rambling, and pointless. The guys are cute (if you like em young and thin) but it should have been called "Come On!" Two hours of circling round a point, but they never get to it.

[Anonymous] gave it a 4:
I appreciated the fine acting of both characters (elkaim/rideau) but I never felt like it every got off the ground. The relationship seemed a bit contrived and the lack of structure left me more irritated than entertained. Still a good watch if only for the cinematography.

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Come Undone
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