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So much average

As Good As It Gets

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

The acting in this movie is really good.

First I thought this movie is going to be English, but it was in French with English subtitles and I was thinking OK, I will watch it any way. But in the end I found my self so in this movie that I even lost that feeling that it is in French and I kind a loved it.More or less speaking about movie it self, it gave me that, after what I came for. As this movie is biographical, you can't expect a lot of action, so if you are looking for some adventure or action, juts keep looking.But if you are looking for a movie, which will give you a feeling that you just have seen really well made art piece, then this is it. Starting from French language, the way how movie looked by it self and actors, this movie is made for pure enjoyment. And overall I can say that we may think we are better or we may think we are worse than those who were before us or will be after us, but all I got from this movie was, that time changes, but we are still rather same, maybe the form is different, but still same.

i am always fond of biopics, and this one didn't let me down either. it was a little different from what one expects, and did not really show how the brand was created. but that does not matter, its a story well told. and its a period movie, so it totally takes you back in time. and you are really living the movie with them. the performances are good all round. the music is good, and one of the songs still is playing in my head. my wife never follows my recommendations but i suggested very strongly to her that she watch, and for once she was happy following what i asked her. its more a women's movie, which i don't usually watch, but it didn't really matter. a movie well made is well made, no matter what its about. the french really know how to make their movies

"Coco Avant Chanel" presents a different set of problems for the reviewer. The performances are very well done, especially Andrey Tautou's performance in the lead role of Gabrielle Coco Chanel, the unorthodox and somewhat cold fashion designer whose uncompromising vision brought dramatic changes to women's fashion. Technically the movie is great to look at, from the antique towns and cities of early 20th century France to the beautiful countryside.But the problem with "Coco Avant Chanel" is the screenplay. The first hour was slow and directionless. So much was said about Chanel's early life, with her failing singing career, her awkwardness with men, her deplorable standard of living, the prostitutes and her relationship with Etienne Balsan (if it can be called that because Balson came across as a bit of a drunken rapist), that I was asking myself when was this film going to experience take off. The first hour did not advance plot in the film, but represented a prolonged situation; an unnecessarily long background to Gabrielle's life. Smart editors could have cut back on the background portion and focused on the more interesting part of the story where Gabrielle gets her store, immerses herself in her work, develops new kinds of fashion(the art of fashion making is completely overlooked in this film), gains a fortune and wins her independence.In contrast to the first hour, the next 40-45 minutes of the film were so much better that I wanted to see more. The love story involving Gabrielle and Arthur Capel (Alessandro Nivola) worked in my view. The scenes in the story, where Gabrielle efficiently runs her store, were great, even though I wanted them to be lengthened considerably. Then the moment of triumph at the end of the film was superb. It was a pity that the people who made this film did not reorient the focus of the film to how Coco made her name in the fashion world. I would have liked to know, for instance, what inspired Coco to go against conventional fashions and chart her own path. I would also like to understand the art of fashion designing and why anyone would be passionate about this profession. The film seems to have overlooked this part of the story or lacks the nerve to tell it. But overall there is enough good stuff in this film to give it the thumbs up or 7.5/10. If you show up late to the cinema and see the last 45-50 minutes, you may even come away feeling that you have just seen a great film.

Fascinating cinematography and beautiful soundtrack by Alexandre Desplat... Other than these 2, every element in the movie makes you say 'yeah.. not bad' If she had a more extravagant, terribly adventurous life, one could definitely enjoy watching Chanel's childhood and early years as an eccentric young women. However there's not much to see and even Audrey Tautou's 'yeah...not bad' acting couldn't save it.The moment movie jumps to her later years as the fashion queen, and finish abruptly, you'll feel like you've slept and missed the fun part of the movie.. As a Chanel fan I'd like to see the 'Chanel after Coco' version from the same cast please:)...