Trouble Every Day

2001 "I love you so much. I could eat you."
5.9| 1h41m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 30 November 2001 Released
Producted By: ARTE France Cinéma
Country: Japan
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Newlyweds Shane and June arrive in Paris for their honeymoon. In the process of trying to find a cure for his strange, bloodthirsty disease, Shane stumbles upon the story of a doctor and his flesh eating wife.

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Seth_Rogue_One I don't know where to begin with this movie, it's just such a drag of a movie that seemingly goes on forever and focus on all the wrong things for the more part.I tried watching it one 2 other ocassions but I just couldn't get into it so I switched it off and put on something else.On the third I decided to just stick with it so I've at least watched it once, and kinda wished I hadn't.A lot of long boring everyday scenes of people doing much to nothing or walking from point a to b or Vincent Gallo playing the fiddle (metaphorically speaking... yes just that, not once but twice in the movie we witness this, luckily nothing too graphic there at least).There is a little gore but only in a couple scenes so the poster if a all bloody woman is a little misleading if you ask me.And those scenes tbh feel a bit random, but then I suppose everything in this movie does, and there doesn't seem to be much point to anything (although I'm sure it does I just didn't have the patience or desire to translate some potential symbolisms as it was just boring simple and plain).Beatrice Dalle is the only redeeming factor and why I give this a 2 instead of a 1.
Maz Murdoch (asda-man) Trouble Every Day had acquired my interest for a few years. I started getting into French horror and fell head over heels for masterpieces' such as: Inside, Martyrs and Calvaire. This suddenly cropped up whilst I was browsing for something new within the French extremity. It looked promising. Not only did it star Beatrice Dalle (who is insanely creepy as La Femme in claustrophobic Inside) but it had an intriguing plot about some honeymooners and a cannibal. It also had a striking poster. However, what put me off were the largely negative reviews, claiming that the film is boring, pretentious artsy, fartsy rubbish. So I held off for years until now. I thought, "Sod it, it looks great and there are plenty of rave reviews from people who like weird films like me." And I'm glad that I did! It's easy to see why some people hate Trouble Every Day. It's very slow and the characters don't act like you or I (i.e. Normal. Unless you're not normal, because come to think of it neither am I!). Trouble Every Day is a film in which you need to get into the right frame of mind before or as you watch it. It's not a film which thrives of realism. It's "art" and is aware that it's a film, thus it thrives on its unsettling atmosphere and if you let that engulf you then you're likely to become strangely engrossed in its weird characters and mysterious plot.There are some moments of brilliance. I loved the way Claire used extreme close-ups to create a claustrophobic and off-kilter atmosphere. I was also impressed at the symbolism of some shots. For example, a lot of the shots were taken from behind a window or fence, possibly to suggest how the characters feel metaphorically (and in some cases, literally) trapped. I also liked how raw and realistic the film felt. There's a great moment where the camera pans slowly over a man's naked body, yet it's shot so closely that it makes the man's body look grotesque. It's completely anti-glam! In the end, Trouble Every Day isn't for everyone. Some may call it slow and pretentious and I wouldn't necessarily disagree with that. However, for me it hit all the right buttons. It kept me engaged and the unusual directing was strangely compelling. I also liked the way it used visuals more than words to tell the story. If you demand a lot of action in your films, then don't bother. But if you'd like something a little unusual, intriguing and ambiguous, then Trouble Every Day isn't a bad place to start. It's also not as repulsively gory as everyone says it is.
Go Away The movie unfolds nicely, but once it opens, there's not much there. Although the movie plays all its cards on the atmosphere, it still feels kind of trivial. Terrible Vincent Gallo acting doesn't help either. However, the rest of the acting is good and the pace of the movie is very adequate, slow but never painful. (Many could learn here how to make a slow movie that doesn't drag.) One of the best things in this movie is the music (by the Tindersticks); it's very good and intelligently used. The theme song is wonderful. If you want to see a more creative take on the vampirism theme or you want to see how drama can be gorier than most of the horror movies, you could find something interesting here.
i1011i True the movie was rather slow but it is European and you kind of have to expect that. A movie doesn't need to be about speed anyway, if you just relax and really let the imagery throw, its quite amazing.There was beautiful cinematography if noticed. The blood dripping from the blades of grass in the field Core was using as hunting grounds. The harsh lighting and color use in some of the lab scenes. the fragile jigsaw of brain matter being sliced and dissected in petri dishes. The wall and Core after she has eaten the boy who brakes in. Both were so intense you couldn't help appreciate the experience. The pace of the film was crucial when considering the character development and the slowly dawning knowledge that Core wasn't alone in her insanity, that Shane was falling further into madness too. Both the victims of their own prior experiments. The realization the audience must go throw, that each character is not going to avoid a grotesque end physically or emotionally. That everyone they touch is doomed to walk on a knife edge of danger as Core has and Shane is growing more animalistic and less human by the day. A stunning piece.