Amelie

Visually and Emotionally stimulating.

I must admit, I fell in love with Amelie- both the protagonist and movie itself -the second the film began. It is highly aesthetically-pleasing and simultaneously a bit melancholy yet completely heartwarming. There is not a single movie that I enjoy more than this one; perfect for First Dates, Rainy Days or evenings when you need a bit of a European Pick-Me-Up.

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Been a favorite since the first viewing.

Subtitles? What subtitles? Fall in love with Amelie, as she takes you through her neurotic life and her crazy adventures. This colorful and thoughtful movie will leave you full of hope, inspiration and a smile at the end. Beautifully filmed, and a little quirky. LOVE THIS FILM!!

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Truly an Amazing film

Amelie is and forever will be one of my most favorite movies. It is so brilliantly compiled together and you instantly fall in love with Amelie. She is quirky, compassionate, mysterious, and curious all wrapped into one. it is a hilarious,light-hearted, and beautiful film for anyone to enjoy.

Yvonne the sheet buyer

This is the sexiest that Audrey Tatou has ever been save for the last scene on the stairs of 'Coco Before Chanel'

The Beastlord Slavedragon

Great Movie

I really loved this movie, enough to put the money into owning a copy of my own. There's nothing totally astonishing about it, but the movie as a whole just flows. It's a great movie to escape to. It's an inviting movie and I recommend watching it at least once.

Amelie

I found this movie to be long and boring, with no real plot. I can't understand what all the fuss is about.

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Refreshing

The beautiful sound of the French language only magnifies the simple and basic story of a sweet and colorful character, Amelie. I love, love, love this movie! Audrey Tautou is just precious.

J'amie Amelie!! I love it, I love it, I love it!!!!

I found out about this movie by watching figure skating one day. Belbin and Agosto used the soundtrack for their long program and I eventually wanted to watch the movie. I loved every second of it. It was charming, funny, and the music was just amazing. I'm telling you, go watch it. If any of your friends say anything about how foreign films are not worth their time, tell them they need to watch Amelie! I hope you enjoy it!!!

A truly inspiring foreign film!

I first saw this film at the international cinema at my university and fell in love with it. Even if you're not big into foreign films or don't speak French I highly recommend this film! It is funny, inspiring, and a unique movie experience. Definitely a must have!

Eccentric, bright, and funny

Amelie is a movie defintely worth your time. I laughed all throughout, and was very pleased at everything that went on in the movie. It is French, and you do have to read the subtitles if you can't understand French. That aspect seemed like a big deal to me at first, but the dialogue is written so well, I didn't mind after.

Awsome!

One of the best foriegn films ever! Audrey Tautou is absolutely briliant as the young, quirky and wonderful young woman. I adore her in this film.

Awesome Awesomeness!

The greatest movie I have seen so far. It also gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. 2 years ago, a friend from France told me it was a wonderful movie, so I decided to watch it. I agree..you fall in love with it. The music is great, especially "valse d'Amelie." I just can't find the words to express how much I love this movie.

Amelie gets better with every viewing!

I wasn't expecting to like this movie. My sister brought it home and said it was a French film. I usually avoid French films or anything French for that matter because of my bad experiences while living in France for a year. Imagine my surprise when I discovered I absolutely adored this movie. It is visually beautiful and the story warms your heart. Audrey Tatou makes you fall in love with her. She is breathtaking on screen. The movie made me fall in love with being in love. It reminded me of all those goosebumps and emotions one feels in the beginnings of a crush/love affair. The traveling gnome story was a hoot. I highly recommend this movie as it is the only good thing to come out of France.

Worth your time

The film, Amelie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and staring Mathieu Kassovitz and Audrey Tautou, may deter many typical American moviegoers because of the fact that it is a foreign film. Despite, or maybe because of this fact, I found the film to be a delightful escape from everyday life to a fantastical and beautiful Paris. Some may complain of the subtitles, but I found that they add to the overall feel of the film. Amelie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) is a charming young French woman living in Montmartre, a section of northern Paris on top of Montmartre hill. An ¿average height girl¿ who is ¿not a dwarf but not a giraffe¿ and ¿pretty for her type¿, she is a girl who has trouble communicating with others. This stems back to her childhood, both of her parents were cold and unaffectionate and she had no friends or playmates because she was home schooled. Towards the beginning of the film, she has a life changing event and develops a penchant for acts of clever mischief which alter the lives of those around her for the better. The life changing event which she experiences is the discovery of a rusty metal box inside the wall of her apartment containing a young boy¿s forgotten treasures. She makes a decision that she will find the owner of the box and return it to them, if they are moved she will become a regular do-gooder, if not, so be it. After a couple days of searching she finds the owner of the box, who is now 50 years old, and returns it anonymously, but watching from afar. The man begins to weep, he realizes that life is short and decides to get in touch with his daughter that he has not spoken to in years, and meet, for the first time, his grandson. From this day forth she begins her random and anonymous acts of mischievous kindness. Mathieu Kassovitz delivers an excellent performance in the role of Nino Quincampoix, a strange yet handsome young man who Amelie decides she is in love with after she happens to see in the train station one day. The often obsessive-compulsive seeming Nino (his hobby is collecting other people¿s pictures from under the photo booths in the train station) is the perfect match for the eccentric Amelie. Overall, I would say that this is a rather wonderful film and watching it is well worth your time. However if you are a big fan of Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sylvester Stallone, or Hillary Duff you may want to steer clear.

Shame That There's Only Five Stars To Give It!

This was the most amazing, artsy, colorful movie ever! I was instantly drawn in by the suicidal goldfish, and the way they introduced each character with their likes and dislikes. This movie restored my faith in France. I'll never forget the frenchmen in the picture snickering about Amelie's pocket.. pure magic.

Took Me Off Guard

There was always much talk of the feel-good French film that took the world by storm. I never really cared much to take an interest. In French class right before Christmas Break, the teacher put the movie on. In the start, it was this surreal movie that caught my attention because there were more than a few racy images. But then she started working these little mini-miracles for people areound the city. I immediately fell in love with this movie when it's lead character led a blind man around the neighborhood telling him what everything looked like and she just made his day. I had to see what happened in this movie. Unfortunately, class ended before it was over. So I went home and immediately rented it... I loved the rest of the movie just as much as I loved the beginning. It just made you so...happy. I don't know how else to describe it. Or maybe the movie just oozed happiness into everything around it, I don't know. All I can say to finish this review is: If you haven't seen this movie yet, you have to. You'll love it. If you don't love it, you probably have a disorder that keeps you from being giddy with happiness, as everyone who has seen this movie has felt.

Awesome, Inspiring movie

I just love this movie. It is bright, wonderful and full of goodness that you cannot find in a box of cereal or anywhere else. Audrey Tantou reminds me alot of Audrey Hepburn and wouldn't surprise me if she was named after her. She's full of spunk and makes happiness a disease you want to get. The rest of the cast were awesome including the spiteful Joseph and the ''Glass Man'' and love the hypochrondriac Georgette. I would recommand this movie to anyone. It is unlike any French movie I seen.

Just an example of all the good things to come out of France

I m really glad of the success of that movie, which came to the US public in it s original French version and thus gave a real picture of what France really looks like. Indeed, I was really disapointed by too many low quality remakes such as ''La femme Nikita'' or ''The bird cage'' just to name a few.

The only good thing to come out of France

This is an incredible movie. Recently, I've found myself unable to watch more than the first half of a movie without getting bored. However, this movie kept me from begining to end. It is the uberr0xor.

Charming, delightful, and completely enchanting!

I wasn't too thrilled when I heard my mother had rented Amelie, and I was even less happy when I found out that it was all subtitled. Nevertheless, I was astounded at how the emotions expressed in the film are realistic without being overdone. I loved Amelie's enigmatic, sporadic smiles at the camera, and her sweet, painfully shy nature. And for those of you who shy away from subtitles--the cinamatography is fantastic, and the storyline captures so much of your attention that you don't feel like you're reading the subtitles at all! Take it from this teenager--I would rather watch Amelie again than any of the flicks in the theaters!