The best film of the week is “a gem of contained emotion” – Cinema News
To help you make your choices, here are the films of the week best rated by the press on AlloCiné!*
THE 3 BEST FILMS ACCORDING TO THE PRESS:
1st: Jim's Novel – 4.1/5
“Aymeric manages to create a line of escape, to take a tangent, to invent a new plane of existence. The eternal movement of the Larrieu, which finds here one of its most beautiful executions.” By Jacky Goldberg (Les Inrockuptibles)
“With great romantic force, the beautiful film by the Larrieu brothers unfolds the story of an atypical fatherhood and brings out emotion where you least expect it.” By Olivier Lamm (Libération)
2nd: City of Darkness – 3.8/5
“Soi Cheang brings together stars of the genre and young warriors for a festival of sublime fights in a fascinating place.” By Caroline Vié (20 Minutes)
“Not content with being a virtuoso action film, City of Darkness symbolizes through its actors and its setting the end of an era, in the manner of a political and melancholic swan song for Hong Kong cinema.” By Antoine Desrues (Ecran Large)
3rd: Alien: Romulus – 3.6/5
“Technique and artistry are called upon to make this film a work that can look its elders in the eye without blushing.” By Allan Blanvillain (Le Journal du Geek)
“Without Sigourney Weaver but in the tradition of the saga launched by Ridley Scott in 1979, this new Alien with a fairly classic scenario imagines a new duo of heroes who are quite convincing, grappling with ever more terrifying creatures.” By Marine Quinchon (Les Fiches du Cinéma)
THE 3 BEST FILMS ACCORDING TO VIEWERS:
1st tie: Alien: Romulus – 3.7/5
“Yes, the Aliens are indeed back! With a ferocity we never thought we'd see again. New screams are finally being heard in space thanks to Fede Álvarez. And also to demand a sequel.” By RedArrow
“It's honestly nice to see this Romulus honor the first Aliens!” By Jérémie
1st tie: Le Roman de Jim – 3.7/5
“Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu do not hide the fact that they have created a melodrama, but there are melodrama and melodrama: when a melodrama manages to give the spectators great emotion without ever showing the slightest hint of pathos, we can only applaud with both hands. This is the case here!” By velocio
“Seen in preview! This film is overwhelming. The story takes place over twenty years. Very beautiful interpretation of the actors and actresses who are remarkably natural. We almost all cried. It made me want to read the novel.” By Yumi7
3rd ex aequo: Nevermore – It Ends With Us – 3.6/5
“The ending is magical. A very beautiful work.” By Brandon Benoit
“The film is a very good adaptation of the novel. The actors are well chosen and play fairly.” By Lise
3rd tied: City of Darkness – 3.6/5
“Amazing aesthetics. Fantastic fight scenes. The characters are all interesting, and some very endearing.” By nadirou rafi
“Dark, intense, powerful, exhilarating, superlatives are lacking to say how well Soi CHEANG's film works and carries away in a torrent of action, a breathtaking and well-crafted story, full of enjoyable and purely cool moments.” By LCDC YT
* According to the AlloCiné barometer scores, as of Friday, August 16, 2024, for films released in theaters on August 14 with at least 10 reviews for the top press. This top does not include films already released once or more.