A Note Worthy Film. (The Serpent (DVD))

Member Name: boredindunoon

Product:	The Serpent (DVD)
Date:	12/01/09 (83 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Some Nail Bitting Moments, Good Plot, Great Atmosphere.

Disadvantages: A Bit Unbelievable At Times, Slow Beginning, Predicable Ending.

The Serpent, is a French thriller that's ripe with revenge, action, and violence. It follows the seemly picture perfect life of Vincent Mandel, a photographer with a beautiful wife and two children. However we soon find that his life is anything but ideal. Poor Vincent is being framed for rape and murder, and things are just getting started.

Thankfully, The Serpent is simply subtitled and not dubbed (if there one thing I hate about foreign films, its poorly dubbed productions with no concept of audio/visual sync.) The plot has actually been done really well, and has obviously carefully been thought-out. There are a few nail biting moments throughout especially as the pace intensifies further in the film. This is the sort of film that's guaranteed to get your attention and keep you entertained. The atmosphere and tone created are nothing less than perfect, giving you a real impression of danger and the hate portrayed from one of the characters.

There are also some good special features included that add to the entertainment factor. The Serpent offers everything you could possibly want from a film of this genre.

Unfortunately there are a few problems with The Serpent that robbed it off a five star award, several elements of the plot seem rather unlikely and unbelievable. The beginning of the film is quite slow, which will put some people off, and personally I feel that the acting from Yyvan Attal (who plays the main character Vincent) leaves a lot to be desired. And with most thrillers, the ending (however good) is rather predicable.

But despite a few small failings, The Serpent is still a note worthy film, compelling enough for me to recommend it to you as I doubt it will disappoint.

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