Le Tout Nouveau Testament
Directed by:
Jaco Van DormaelCinematography:
Christophe BeaucarneComposer:
An PierléCast:
Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens, Yolande Moreau, Laura Verlinden, Serge Larivière, Didier De Neck, Romain Gelin (more)VOD (1)
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God exists! He lives in Brussels with his wife and daughter, Ea, and he’s a real jerk to them both. He lives in an apartment and spends most of his time in a giant office where he controls the world through an old computer. His son, JC, whom you may have heard of, made his escape long ago. When Ea gets fed up with her father, she decides to leave the nest, find her own apostles and write her own brand new testament. But before she makes her escape, Ea hacks God’s computer and leaks to the entire world their date of death by SMS. Her deed causes worldwide panic and God must scramble to fix it before humanity finds it has no need of him. (Madman Entertainment)
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I once turned this film off after ten minutes, but after a second screening I was satisfied. Your tastes as a viewer will change after five years, and you watch movies with different eyes. The film has an original and cracking story and a great Benoit Poelvoorde, who must be loved by everyone who knows him. If the entire film had focused on Benoit making up laws and ruining people's lives, it would have been the event of the year, but I enjoyed that direction as well. Funny, wacky and sweet. It liked it. Story****, Action>No, Humor***, Violence>No, Entertainment****, Music***, Visuals****, Atmosphere****, Suspense*. 7/10.
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(50th KVIFF) Good escapist fun. Dormael is quite kitsch and sacrifices a lot of the overall goodwill (either with some of the humour, or pretending to be a deep well of truth, even though it’s closer to a kiddie pool), but fortunately, The Brand New Testament has so many bizarre ideas and jokes that flirt with political incorrectness that I actually enjoyed the project. If the film did away with all the spiritual nonsense about inner music and whatnot, it could have been memorable. But I’m still satisfied. It’s one of the most accessible and pleasing (but at the same time, not stupid) films of the festival. 75 %
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Exasperatingly long and boring, with cringey humor, the peak of which is a male gorilla in the role of a life partner. These are exactly the reasons why I dislike French cinema (with a few exceptions). Plus, the film is purposely trying to cater to absolutely everyone. Luckily, I'm a cynic and I saw through it straight away.
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Another French small-scale movie that took inspiration from Amélie but at the same time, it is holding itself back a bit. Everything else is compensated by the idea which a normally thinking person could never come up with. And all that is left is for Benoît Poelvoorde to finish the rest, and suddenly you have sowed the seeds of the most interesting and original French comedy of the modern time. Personally, I have to say that Benoît convinced me after a series of movies that he is one of the best European actors of today. It’s a pity that his character here is bad rather than funny. In any case, the film itself is definitely worth watching. The Brand New Testament is capable of surprising you more than once and of captivating you with its world.
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The French have a nice sense of humor that I quite like. And actually, other French-speaking nations that were involved in the film too. However, even though I really liked the film at times and found it funny, there is still a weird dull line where I wasn't able to pay attention to the movie the whole time because it just bored me at times. It's a shame, but still very nice.
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