At our film club meeting on Saturday we all had to come with our fave 2011 movie. The one for me? The Artist. Loved it.
I get excited about a movie with good acting and interesting camera work and a fresh take. This one has it. And a movie where there's a beautiful balance of plot (its simple and sweet, but with surprises up to the last second) characterization, setting, dialogue. And even though this one is pretty paltry on the dialogue - it's a 'silent movie' after all - and the special effects are more along Marcel Marceau than CGI and fast cars - it all came together beautifully. And it's up for best picture too. And its French.
So I say its a complete must-see.
