The best movie of the week is “Soul-Stealing, Spectacular”

3 best films according to the press:

1: The Count of Monte Cristo – 3.6/5

“Bending to impersonal thriller standards, with its timeless popcorn-flavored tension effects, this new €43 million quantity grabs you by the collar, swings through all the ranges of dopamine-boosting spectacle and makes sure you never run out of water.” By Sandra Onana (Liberation)

“Painting, spectacular, this mural quite well explores the dark and troubled psychology of his character, a fallen hero with a desire for revenge.” Julien Rousset (South West)

2nd: in the country – 3.6/5

“This gap in cinema, dear to Hong Sang-soo’s raw work, reveals the director’s sensitive taste for Cézanne’s paintings. ‘In the Water’ is a little gem of poetry about human emptiness and a rupture of inspiration for artists.” By Laurent Cambon (aVoir-aLire.com)

“Then there is an aesthetic revelation that only Monteiro’s Branca de Neve or Dura’s “Atlanticos” have achieved in narrative cinema. By Fernando Ganzo (Cahiers du Cinéma)

3rd: A monk and a gun – 3.1/5

“The question opened by the monk finds a delicious and instructive conclusion in this moral fable with its vast and caustic setting of majestic scenery.” Xavier Leherpeur (L’Obs)

“Less successful because it’s slower than School at the End of the World, Paavo Choining Dorje’s previous film, this feature is still packed with funny moments, like when the Bhutanese discover James Bond, played by Daniel Craig, on TV…” Renaud Baronian (Le Parisian)

* According to AlloCiné Barometer notes, as of Friday, June 28, 2024, for films released in theaters on June 26 and 28 with at least 10 reviews for Best Press. This top does not include films that have already been released once or several times in France.