Long ago I used to be a fan of Aki Kaurismaki's films, but his latest films just go on my nerves. What used to be fresh is now only painfully repetitive. Like this film, which is so naive, false, pretentious and ridiculous, combined with poor storytelling and direction. Of course the actors, like Andre Wilms and his dog, are good and the cinematography is flawless, but I can't really understand, that serious people take this film seriously and some find it even a work of a genius! It seems that what ever he does, some people hail without any closer analysis. Le Havre's message is of course human and important, but it's completely wasted, the film doesn't do justice to its subject matter. It's just mediocre in every respect.
Review of Le Havre
