Micmacs (2009)
From the French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet who brought you the wonderful ‘Delicatessen’, ‘Amelie’, ‘City of Lost Children’ and, oddly, ‘Alien: Resurrection’.
The story concerns video store owner Bazil who is wounded by a stray bullet during a streetfight. The bullet cannot be removed and he is told he may live for years or suddenly die at any time. He decides to take revenge on the manufacturer of the bullet, who happens to also be the maker of the landmine that killed his father. He meets up with a bizarre bunch of junkyard people who help him.
It’s like the ‘A-Team’ as seen in a dream after far too much cheese.
Great off-the-wall black comedy and so fast and visually complex that it deserves more than one viewing.
Fun Fact: The director reckons the full French title ‘Mic Macs à Tire-Larigot’ translates into English as ‘Non-stop Shenanigans’
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