clementloyer Reviews

Suprêmes (2021)

Deceiving

[5/10 · 27 August 2022]

Being French and being a rap fan, i was expecting quite something witnessing the birth of one of the most iconic rap crew of the 90s.

The movie is well directed, actors are convincing and photography is astonishing.

I'm not sure the movie portrays the best side of NTM works and writings, but that's subjective and I won't go further, but let's say that if you like musicality you won't eat at your hunger.

The main problem are the characters, they are not likable and the film fails to give them purpose. They are portrayed as poor young ghetto guys but they behave like spoiled children. So you spend all the movie screaming at the screen for the character to take one good decision. They don't seems to be working on the music or lyrics, they insult anyone trying to help them. Which I doubt it's true, they couldn't have had that success being so cocky.

So to sum up my mind it's a « meh » for me, pleasing but not going to recommend it.

Anelka: Misunderstood (2020)

A biased documentary about a solo player in a team sport.

[4/10 · 9 August 2020]

The documentary tries to rehabilitate Nicolas Anelka by explaining successively: that he is a good father, that the ten or so tangles with his coaches are never his fault, that he does not have the appetite for profit despite his entourage who put pressure on the 15 clubs he went through. In the end, the documentary does not do good to his image, sporting and humanely. To convince you (spoiler) watch how he addresses his son who has just returned from soccer training, humiliating him.

In short: a biased documentary that is counterproductive if you want to save Anelka's image. Definitely a great player, sadly not a team player with stable mentality.

This reminds me of The Last Dance with Michael Jordan, while Jordan did achieve a lot of things. Anelka's greatest achievement will be his ability to create noises around him.