| Chocolat Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| "Chocolat" is the kind of syrupy, mystical fable that audiences will able to
fully ingest and come back for seconds. It is simple and simple-minded enough
for mainstream audiences but for others, its ambitions point to something far
more than what is...more |
| Chocolat Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| "Chocolat" is the kind of syrupy, mystical fable that audiences will able to
fully ingest and come back for seconds. It is simple and simple-minded enough
for mainstream audiences but for others, its ambitions point to something far
more than what is...more |
| Chocolat Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| The film focuses on the traditions in the small rural French town of
Lansquenet-sous-Tanne. Here, the Comte de Reynaud (Alfred Molina), the
mayor, is the supreme arbiter of morals. Like his predecessors before
him, he takes the view that morality is...more |
| Chocolat Review |
| by Brandon Herring |
| Chocolat * * * out of * * * *
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Carrie
Anne-Moss, Alfred Molina.
Directed by: Lasse Hollstrom
Running Time: 121 Minutes
Rated PG-13: sensuality, some violence. more |
| Chocolat Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| "Chocolat" is the kind of syrupy, mystical fable that audiences will able to
fully ingest and come back for seconds. It is simple and simple-minded enough
for mainstream audiences but for others, its ambitions point to something far
more than what is...more |
| Chocolat Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| CHOCOLAT, from director Lasse Hallström (THE CIDER HOUSE RULES), tells
the story of the liberating powers of chocolate, at least the chocolate
concoctions made by Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche), the new
chocolatier in a tiny, nosey French village....more |
| Chocolat Review |
| by John Sylva |
| In Chocolat, a chocolate shop owner tells her customers to look into a
spinning object of obscure textures, patterns, and lines, hoping she'll be
able to foresee the kind of chocolate they'll most enjoy. Some scoff the
idea, but everyone who gazes...more |
| Chocolat Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| CHOCOLAT, from director Lasse Hallström (THE CIDER HOUSE RULES), tells
the story of the liberating powers of chocolate, at least the chocolate
concoctions made by Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche), the new
chocolatier in a tiny, nosey French village....more |
| Chocolat Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| Every once upon a time a film comes along and charms us with its blend of
story and message. Lasse Hallstrom’s CHOCOLAT is such a charmer, its story
as light and sweet as some of the confections sold in the chocolaterie run
by Vianne Rocher (Juliette...more |
| Chocolat Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| How many movies are they going to make in which someone prepares food which
by itself seems to magically transform folks into more vibrant, horny and
happy people? I personally really liked both LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE and
WOMAN ON TOP, both of which...more |
| Chocolat Review |
| by JONATHAN RICHARDS |
| Like its heroine Viane (Juliette Binoche), a drifter who pulls up
roots and relocates more often than Hillary Clinton, Lasse Hallstrom's
Chocolat is a hard movie to pin down. There's an undeniable sweetness
to this fable of the redemptive power...more |
| Chocolat Review |
| by Annette Cardwell |
| Take Footloose and Like Water for Chocolate, steep the combo in a
heaping helping of corn syrup, and you'll come out with the sticky,
sickly-sweet romantic cautionary tale Chocolat. The Cider House Rules
director Lasse Hallström helms this adaptation of...more |
| Chocolat Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Miramax Films
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Writer: Joanne Harris (Novel) Robert Nelson Jacobs
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Victoire Thivisol, Johnny Depp, Alfred
Molina, Hugh O'Conor,Lena Olin, Peter Stormare, Judi
Dench,...more |
| Chocolat Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "CHOCOLAT" (Miramax Films)
"Once upon a time, there was a quiet little village in the
French countryside, where people believed in tranquillity. You knew
your place in the scheme of things and, if you happened to...more |
