Love Me If You Dare Review

Love Me If You Dare
This tale of Julien (Guillaume Canet) and Sophie (Marion Cotillard), best friends whose childhood games of dare and double-dare dangerously continue into adulthood...

by Nick Dawson |
Published on
Release Date:

20 Aug 2004

Running Time:

94 minutes

Certificate:

15

Original Title:

Love Me If You Dare

The success of Amelie meant it would inevitably have its imitators and, of course, that they would fall short of the mark. Debutant director Yann Samuell's film owes such a heavy debt that the opening minutes shamelessly recreate the visual style and quirkily offbeat perspective of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's hit, yet without the latter's assurance and charm.

This tale of Julien (Guillaume Canet) and Sophie (Marion Cotillard), best friends whose childhood games of dare and double-dare dangerously continue into adulthood, plays with interesting ideas.

However, the attempt to tackle serious subjects in a flippant manner compromises its potential.

Samuell's naivety and inexperience lead to this being an uncomfortable, if intriguing, mess.
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