Will the person who understands why protagonist Christine Blanc killed her temp agency boss please clap twice -- silently and in slow motion? I for one did not. As someone who has temped a LOT, I can say that the first, pre-murder part rang true. However, the notion of alienation and impersonalness in an office, as a temp, is starting to wear a bit thin. Or at least become extremely predictable. Nevertheless, I can usually be lulled into a hearty round of self-pity. Especially if I am in the capable hands of even an adequate French director. The French have a way of seeing cinematically that is so interesting and different. They can evoke emotions so effortlessly in their shots, and always without words.
In some ways, the director captured the temp/perm dilemma perfectly: temp, and you feel a bit outside of everything; once you are permanent, you are so busy and things change to such an extent that it is not funny. Or maybe I am just massively projecting.
I'm afraid this one was just so-so for me.
In some ways, the director captured the temp/perm dilemma perfectly: temp, and you feel a bit outside of everything; once you are permanent, you are so busy and things change to such an extent that it is not funny. Or maybe I am just massively projecting.
I'm afraid this one was just so-so for me.