Jules is a moped riding postman obsessed with opera singer Cynthia Hawkins. He secretly records her concert performance and steals her gown from the dressing room. He befriends Vietnamese girl Alba who shoplifts records. Outside a train station, he runs into a disheveled girl on the run from a couple of man claiming to be cops. They end up being dirty cops who kill her but she leaves a tape recording of evidence in Jules' mailbag. The cops come looking for the tape and trashes his place. He decides to hide out at Alba and Serge Gorodish's place. He returns the gown to Hawkins and she is fascinated by her stalker. Somehow a bootleg of her concert has gone to Taiwan and Hawkins is threatened with its release unless she signs a contract.
This movie has lots of style. It is great to have so many interesting ideas and visuals being attempted. However I don't like the convoluted unengaging story and the bland lead Frédéric Andréi. There is possibly a great action thriller here but the story is too complicated to be thrilling. I liked the movie up to when he meets up with Hawkins. I want him more of a stalker vibe which is lost when he becomes her friend. Also I rather have the opera being the background more than in the foreground. It's got some interesting stuff but the lead doesn't have enough charisma.
This movie has lots of style. It is great to have so many interesting ideas and visuals being attempted. However I don't like the convoluted unengaging story and the bland lead Frédéric Andréi. There is possibly a great action thriller here but the story is too complicated to be thrilling. I liked the movie up to when he meets up with Hawkins. I want him more of a stalker vibe which is lost when he becomes her friend. Also I rather have the opera being the background more than in the foreground. It's got some interesting stuff but the lead doesn't have enough charisma.