The defence The Adrenaline Seeker
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Louise-Michel
Comedy · 2008
In this radical and endearing black comedy, a group of retrenched female factory workers decide to pool their compensation money… and hire a hit man to liquidate their boss.
Movie details
Louise-Michel
2008 Comedy 1h 34m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
In this radical and endearing black comedy, a group of retrenched female factory workers decide to pool their compensation money… and hire a hit man to liquidate their boss.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Louise-Michel?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
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The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Gustave Kervern · Benoît Delépine
Written by
Benoît Delépine · Gustave Kervern
Yolande Moreau
Louise Ferrand
Bouli Lanners
Michel Pinchon
Benoît Poelvoorde
Guy l'ingénieur
Albert Dupontel
Miro
Mathieu Kassovitz
Le propriétaire de la ferme
Joseph Dahan
L'employé des pompes funèbres
Kafka
Frambard, le sous-directeur
Court is in session
Put Louise-Michel on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.