Mood Indigo [DVD]

A very bizarre film like two disjointed parts welded together. The first half is a technicolor fantasy leaving the viewer exhausted with its visual trickery as it creates a surreal world. It’s all a tad much and parts don’t work. The style also tends to drown out the narrative and emotion. If the first half is the technicolor fantasy the second half is the nightmare as the colour ebbs from the image until monochrome, reflecting the increasing misery we are seeing. This plays with emotions viciously and left me feeling miserable and questioning whether it was worth watching it. I watched the shortened international version: I couldn’t face the much longer French version. It’s highly talented stars could not rescue it. It gets 3 stars for its visual creativity and performances but, if the option was available I’d give it 2 ½ . Rented from LoveFilm.

Very funny, inventive film - there's so much going on that you may need a repeat viewing to ensure you didn't miss anything.This is a strange world where 1940/50s tech meets the future - not really like Terry Gilliam's Brazil film at all in mood (it's much lighter than Brazil, although it gets a bit sad when Audrey Tautou's character (Chloe) succumbs to a bizarre illness), but it has the same sort of weird mechanical/electronic hybrids that Gilliam so loves. In particular, I loved the typist pool scenes where a dedicated team attempts to type letters on an endless stream of typewriters that pass them by on a conveyor belt. And the scenes with the master chef giving instructions to Colin's servant (Nicolas) are very funny - black-and-white TVs are located all over Colin's apartment and the chef appears in strange places, always ready to advise Nicolas on meal preparation; even extending to ingredients being passed through a TV screen. Totally bonkers, but very funny. There's also a strange little mouse-man who has a sub-plot all to himself...If you're looking for something a bit different to while away the time then this film should certainly fit the bill - I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I can understand why some people may not enjoy the outlandish scenes as it's certainly not mainstream fare.

OK so in places this does not work, and can be seen a twee, but overlook that and allow this to take you away to a world where love truly shines. Terrific stuff.

Well, I Am french, and I have read Boris Vian' s novels and listened to his songs, so I loved this movie. The film is very true to "L'ecume des hours" (written in 1947, to put it in context), and I was delighted to discover Vian' s world visually. I think it helps to appreciate this film if you are familiar with the book and the mind of Boris Vian. He was a writer, poet, jazz musician, an engineer, translator, actor, painter, and his books are studied in french colleges.

I initially gave this film three stars, but I recently made a decision to get rid of my TV and just get a projector so I can watch films every now and again. Having watched this on a much bigger screen I appreciated the visual attractiveness much more.

Great movie. Very adaptation of Boris Vian book!!

Amazing props - weird film. Bit dark in places as to the outcome.Completely bonkers - worth seeing

I'm still not sure what just happened. Did I see what I just saw? It's like Tim Burton decided to make a tragic love story on a weird acid trip.I think it liked it.Perhaps I'll go and have a lay down.