2.29.2012

Chili's Blues

Directed by:  Charles Biname
Starring:  Roy Dupuis, Lucie Laurier
Running Time:  1h 45min

This film starts off really annoying.  The dubbing is irritating as the story doesn't focus on its main characters until later.  Once this happens, do you ever get used to the voices, falling in love with the leads, no matter what they reveal or what actions they take.  This must be adapted from a stage play as the set is limited and the situation contrived to let the circumstances unfold.  Never has a female lead so enraptured me as Laurier.  And Dupuis' boyish maturity contrasts so well with the mature girlishness of Luarier.  The middle does tend to ask itself, where is this going but after a revealing statement the pace flourishes to the denouement.  One thing is for certain, you have to LOVE the Life Saver magic and the unbridled joy it brings.

Grade: B+

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