DVD Review: He Loves Me He Loves Me Not (A-)

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2002)
Directed By Laetitia Colombani
Starring Audrey Tautou, Samuel Le Bihan, Isabelle Carre, Clement Sibony, Sophie Guillemin, Eric Savin
MPAA: PG-13
Grade: A-

Review by Scott Standish

This romantic thriller was not what I was expecting at all. The marketing of this film plays upon the memories everyone has of Audrey Tautou, and her role in the brilliant film Amelie. An expertly crafted romantic drama that builds slowly and has a great payoff, He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not is highly recommended.

One can't help but have preconceived opinions about Tatou's character, the young and impressionable Angelique. She's smart, sweet and perky. You can't help but like her. Director Laetitia Colombani makes sure that these ideas are firmly in place and then uses them to maximum effect to really kick start the story as these impressions start to change.

Angelique (Audrey Tautou) is house sitting for a friend and has started a relationship with a successful doctor. Unfortunately he is married and likes to string her along. Her friends try to get her to dump him, but she is so deeply in love that she can't seem to break away from him. In fact, she seems a bit obsessed over the doctor and it is here that He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not starts to shift into second gear.

The script is very well constructed and the acting is first rate. A tight thriller based around an obsessive romance, He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not is one not to miss.

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