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List Price: $24.96 | | Label: Sony Pictures
Salesrank: 12053
Released: August 12, 2003 |
| Our Price: $17.00 |
| Used Price: $8.00 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
When we first meet rising young artist Angelique (Tautou), she is in the glorious throes of true love, and the whole world has seemingly fallen under her spell. Her handsome lover Loic is madly in love with her, her paintings are winning wide acclaim, and a glorious future seems all but assured. But Angelique's blissful world may not be as enchanting as it first seems, and in a quick startling moment, her life - and our understanding of it -seems to unravel in front of our eyes. Starring Audrey Tautou (Amelie), Samuel Le Bihan (Three Colors: Red).
Description of He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not:
That adorable Audrey Tautou from Amélie plays the central role in this deceptive story of a rather unusual romance. It would spoil the film's clever design to reveal what happens halfway through He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, so let's just say that Tautou plays a winsome girl in the sunny town of Bordeaux, whose relationship with a married doctor has more layers than first it seems. Samuel LeBihan, from Brotherhood of the Wolf, plays the doctor, but it's the casting of cutie-pie Tautou that sets up the movie's gradually sinister undertow. Director Laetitia Colombani's inventive structure plays a satisfyingly tricky game with the audience, and may have some viewers going back to the beginning to make sure they saw what they thought they saw. Just don't go in expecting Amélie part deux, and you should find this an ingenious little number. --Robert Horton
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not Reviews:
Horrible movie 
2009-12-30 - I wanted to see this movie because I loved Audrey Tautou in Priceless and Amelie, but this was more like a horror movie. Although the structure of it is clever and the movie was well done in the sense that it surprises the viewer, it is harder to watch the more the movie progresses. As I realized what was really going on with her character, the movie seemed sicker and sicker. Her "lover" the doctor did an excellent job of acting, as did Tautou, but the film is one I wish I hadn't watched and will never watch again. Do yourself a favor and skip this one unless you like films that make you miserable. Going to a funeral would be about the same level of fun.
Avoid knowing anything at all about this superb film before you see it... 
2009-10-24 - An extremely clever, ingeniously structured and, after a deceptively slow start, absolutely gripping film, "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not" is a superb example of modern French cinema at its very best.
Describing it is impossible without giving anything away, which is a serious problem for any reviewer as a key element in its power & effectiveness is that you should see it without any knowledge at all of what happens. Suffice to say that Audrey Tautou is perfectly cast to make it so effective, that it has the "charm" & "style" that makes French films so good when they get it right, and that, by the end of it all, you'll want to hit the replay button.
Buy it or rent it, put up with the problems that subtitles cause, and then enjoy it for what it is: a superbly crafted... what? Well telling you "what" will destroy much of the enjoyment of the film and you really should avoid the temptation to find out any more than this before seeing it yourself... you won't be disappointed.
Very clever movie
2009-07-20 - One of the best movies I've ever seen. I'd describe it as a thriller/chick flick. I love how it ends -- it's perfect!
Excellent customer service!
2009-06-25 - I'm very happy with my purchase. I had no problems with any aspect of this purchase. Great customer service! Thank you!
More Misogyny As "Entertainment"
2009-06-19 - Perpetuates the misogynistic myth of the crazed female stalker, which is highly inaccurate (every federal or state law enforcement agency lists statistics that show that 90% of stalkers are men, yet in the movies they are always women).
This is the second film I've watched with Tautou in it, and I'm sad to see her wasted in such a horrible film.
If you want to watch a film that perpetuates the idea of "crazy psycho women" then have fun and watch this.
(In truth, I'm sure there's a good reason why some women do lose it in the end, as your female friends and sisters can probably tell you from their real-life experiences in dating and "relationships.")
