First of all, perhaps this would have been a better film if another actress had the lead. I don't dislike Audrey Tatou in general, but contrary to the love notes that other reviewers have written, I think she was very flat & boring in this rol. She is simply is too old for the story, which is the story of Chanel in her late teens and early twenties. Audrey T. is 33 years old in real life. The spark of that dewy youth isn't there. (I am not saying 33 isn't young, it's just that if you saw an actress of 20 next to her, the difference would be palpable. Or maybe it is the director's fault, because most of Coco's charm seem to be from these long, lingering close-ups of Audrey's big eyes---but her character was somber and brooding for a large portion of the film. Anyway, I think of Anne Hathaway's collegiate youth in the Devil Wears Prada, and that same youthful charm & energy just didn't come across in this film, albeit it was attempted to be conveyed with various different scenes, such as riding a galloping horse without knowing how to ride, etc.
Secondly, I agree that it was a very two-dimensional and simplistic movie. It could have been a Hollywood script, rather than the fact it was a complex biography of a real person in an important era of history.
But lastly, it was fun to see the fabulous clothes of an era, the lush settings and French ambiance. For that, it was fun to see.
Secondly, I agree that it was a very two-dimensional and simplistic movie. It could have been a Hollywood script, rather than the fact it was a complex biography of a real person in an important era of history.
But lastly, it was fun to see the fabulous clothes of an era, the lush settings and French ambiance. For that, it was fun to see.