Is Kannada a good movie? Here’s what the audience thinks about Richard Gere’s return to cinema!

In the early eighties, Paul Schrader – the famous screenwriter of Taxi Driver – offered Richard Gere the memorable role of a playboy accused of murder in American Gigolo.

More than 40 years have passed and the two men are reunited in Oh, Canada, a dark drama about the end of the life of an internationally acclaimed librarian. A parallel with the life of Paul Schrader – who recently suffered serious health problems.

Presented in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Oh Canada has attracted quite a bit of professional press. The latter emphasized the success of this stylistic effect, which takes the form of introspection. But what about society?

On AlloCiné, Oh, Canada averages a viewer rating of 2.4 out of 5. The rating is significantly lower than the director’s last three films – On the Road to Redemption (3.4), The Card Counter (3.4), The Master Gardener (3) – all of which were praised by the public.

Here are some thoughts from AlloCiné viewers:

Among the positive reviews, everyone recognizes the quality of Richard Gere’s interpretation. And if some admit that the film is “division“and”confused“, this topic concerns the audience.

“This movie really touched me, this man at the end of his life who wants to face his cowardice and this last under the gaze of his wife is absolute“, writes domit64.

“We cannot remain indifferent to the film, this sometimes painful introspection, a kind of improvised testament.“, believes the islander29, who admits to the true sincerity of Oh, Canada.

“It is his tender aspect and his production that convinces the film” adds Naughty Doc. If he liked the movie, Pascal admits that Oh Canada”It can be disconcerting because of the lack of fluidity in the script’s development“.

An absurdly complicated movie?

“I didn’t understand anythingIn turn, Iv G. reacts. I could not understand the point of view of the author and his hero. (…) This very dark fog worried meThe same sentiment goes to Cinéphiles 44, who point out the use of flashbacks:

“This back-and-forth between Gere and Jacob Ellord doesn’t seduce and drown in their own writing, to the point where the audience doesn’t feel concerned about the author’s life..”

Alexandre Mayet is of the same opinion: “A very average film that tells a seemingly simple story but likes to mix it up with complex set effects that serve neither the emotion nor the understanding of the film.”

Christoblog concludes:Rarely have I cared so little about a movie’s subject matter. This story of a photographer who went into exile in Canada is not interesting to me: his life’s adventure is ordinary and without relief..”

*Average viewership ratings recorded at the time of writing are subject to change.

You can see Paul Schrader’s Oh Canada in the cinema.