Is Choice a good movie? Viewers have their say on this thriller Drive Alone with Vincent Lyndon

When we talk about closed doors, we always associate the concept of immobility. Which isn’t wrong, except in the case of Steven Knight’s Loki with Tom Hardy. Or Le Choix, its French remake by Gilles Bourdeau (Endangered Species) starring Vincent Lyndon: a man facing personal and professional problems that he has to deal with in real time while driving.

The limitation is double (in the passenger compartment of the car and in the mind of the main character), where sometimes he is the only one on stage, Vincent Lyndon is the only actor we will see on the screen during the film, his partners n ‘ are only voices, he answers the phone. But what did the audience think of this feature film, which the actor himself describes as quasi-experimental in its form?

With an average of 3 out of 5 stars* from 61 ratings, Le Choix receives the same rating as LokiFrom where this feature film is inspired. And it starts just below Like a Son (3.4) and The Second Act (3.3), other opuses with Vincent Lyndon released in 2024. What do viewers think of “The Choice”?

43% of viewers who wrote a review found Vincent Lyndon’s performance behind closed doors particularly intense and engaging. The originality of the script is also often mentioned.

Vincent Lyndon praised

Thus, Corrick Bernard writes:This film is quite distinctive in its cinematic form. It’s kind of a closed session in a car driving down the road in the evening with just one actor, but what an actor! We are delighted with the performance of Vincent Lyndon, who brilliantly tells the story of this responsible man in the construction industry who, over the course of a long evening, has to deal with a series of problems, both professional and intimate, that lead people to make confident choices. The director gives us a film with a captivating and well-balanced plot in a tense atmosphere that draws the audience in.”

For Jessie23, it’s “Incredible, intense and behind closed doors, with Vincent Lyndon carrying this original screenplay. We are completely speechless.”

Lucy Fayard rates the film 4.5/5 and comments: “A film of incredible efficiency, immersion and precise staging, Vincent Lyndon is breathtaking!”

Didier Albesar writes: “The choice is a wonderful surprise. It’s a psychological thriller and a cinematic experience. A person alone in a car has to talk to several people. One actor: Vincent Lyndon is excellent. As always. The device reminds us of a movie. The culprit: When we hear a character on the phone, we imagine him and the place where He’s… we have a movie within a movie.

A useless remake

Others are a bit more mixed and find it to be a remake without much use. Bart Sampson notes: “Excellent acting, but completely transparent – which critics have not always pointed out – this film is an almost identical remake of the 2013 English film with Tom Hardy, ‘LOCKE’, so I saw a copy on the screen. I don’t see any modification of the script, and therefore, boring Without, I just measured Vincent Lyndon’s acting.

Club from AlloCiné for Selene, “The concept of the narrative and formal construction of the story is a challenge in itself, but Gilles Bourdos definitely complicates the matter with the remake, because, let’s face it, how can we rewrite and reinvent such an original scenario?! At the beginning, we notice a very great similarity and the same visuals, with shadows and lights in yellow and white lights.

The flaws of “Loki” just keep repeating themselves, especially and above all the lack of dramatic stakes and the redundant story with most of the calls being nothing more than annoyances or pointless debates. The most annoying thing is that we have the impression of being in an office, a very “administrative” and “technical” dimension that seems to take up more space than in the original. There was almost zero desire to see this movie because we see no purpose or reason, and judging by Vincent Lyndon’s performance, we feel like he doesn’t really believe it. The film lasts only 1 hour and 15 minutes and in the end really and truly adds nothing more to the original, an example of a simple and useless remake.

And finally, Internet user Pauline’s pick is: “mixed. The film has tone, originality, Vincent Lyndon as always flawless in the role of a brave and sunken man. But maybe that’s where it hurts low. Throughout the film I was waiting for a twist that would make the film less samey, less first rate. Because we finally have a movie about a poor, comforting, kind, brave, ultra-efficient person who carries a specific mental burden!! Pity!! And what man!? What can I say, almost a superhero!!! In the end it is quite painful.

This first quality and the staging, which constantly tries to set us on false leads by multiplying the stealthy but well-supported presence of police or fire engines, leaving us in doubt about what we are actually seeing, is hopeful. Because ultimately nothing arises. It suddenly rains. damage”.

in short

performance Vincent Lyndon This is the strength of this feature film that most viewers find appealing. The script is considered original by the audience, because they do not know that it is a remake. For others, it’s a movie Gilles Bourdos It does not add more.

and you What did you think of the choice?

*Remarks as of Friday, November 22, 2024