Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire) (2002)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Cédric Klapisch

Writers:

Santiago Amigorena (scenario and dialogue) and
Cédric Klapisch (scenario and dialogue) ...

Release Date:

5 March 2003 (Belgium)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

La mauvaise route est souvent la meilleure

Plot:

"Ni Pour, Ni Contre" tracks the fall of a young TV camerawoman, Caty (Marie Gillain), after she becomes...

Plot Keywords:

Bank Robbery | Robbery | Bank Robber | Money | Robber

Cast

Marie Gillain	...	Caty
Vincent Elbaz	...	Jean
Simon Abkarian	...	Freddy Karparian dit Lecarpe
Dimitri Storoge	...	Loulou
Zinedine Soualem	...	Mouss
Natacha Lindinger	...	Caprice
Jocelyn Lagarrigue	...	Gilles
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam	...	Le directeur du dépôt
Diane Kruger	...	La call-girl
Thierry Levaret	...	Le vigile
Michaël Abiteboul	...	Bernard dit Le King
Robert Plagnol	...	Journaliste Caprice
Camille Natta	...	Liz
Michaël Tissier	...	Anthony Karparian, le fils de Freddy (as Mickaël Tissier)
Didier Menin	...	Concierge Marriott

Also Known As:

Not for or Against... (USA) (DVD title)
Personne n'est comme tout le monde (France)

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | France:U | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:16 | Italy:VM14

Filming Locations:

Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris 8, Paris, France

Company:

Vertigo Productions

Movie Connections:

Features Time Crisis II (2001) (VG)

Soundtrack:

I've got you under my skin

Nothing for, nothing against

Bit of a disappointment really - after a good start in Goodfellas mode (where the anti-hero's life of crime is linked to his love of good shoes) and an initially mildly intriguing set-up that never pays off, the film just gradually flat lines. It isn't terrible, but it isn't particularly good. Performances are fine but not outstanding and the plot ticks along on the usual robbery goes wrong lines without ever threatening any surprises. The biggest surprise is a bit part for Diane Kruger as a hooker, much more attractive here than in Troy.

The one thing which does impress is Klapisch's Scope framing. This is a man who really knows how to fill the wide, wide screen, and he throws in the greatest shot of Cannes' Carlton Hotel ever. It's just a shame that the script never rises to the level of visual invention.