Big City (2007) Poster

(2007)

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1/10
Misguided, offending, boring waste of celluloid
jocedeg5 November 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Avoid at all cost: and keep your kids away from this, unless you don't mind seeing children smoke, says racist comments, and even become prostitutes !

Yeah, it's all meant to be taken as "social commentary",but still: seeing a 12 year old girl, made up like a far-west hooker, charge "50 cents for a kiss on the cheek, or a dollar for the lips" is a little too much for my taste. For kids, all the second degree satire will go over their head. For adults, boredom and disbelief will make you want to turn off the TV.

Even the kiddie drivel served by Robert Rodriguez is better than this.

Skip it and you'll be glad !
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8/10
French kids play Cowboys and Indians, and they mean it!
popdrome28 August 2009
This is an odd one. All throughout France, Europe and the world this little film has been misunderstood. Kids play like adults in America's 19th century wild west, and they play it with a twist. There's romance, war, racism, corruption, torture and death, which, although mildly depicted in (in most cases) a humorous way, is not quite standard family flick material. Not even in France.

But there are more layers. You know, this is also a satire on how idiotic grown-ups are, a satire of Hollywood westerns, and it's even a musical! The director and producers took great risks, and from this point of view, this is certainly interesting cinema. The children play their roles quite sincerely, there's little cheesiness, and the humor is subtle enough for adults to be appreciated. It has been shot in Bulgaria (!?). Go see it if you get the chance, you're in for a surprise.
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