Greenes
Please don't spend money on this.
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
StyleSk8r
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Janis
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
TomvanWoerkom
When I was watching the Trailer of the movie 'Mi in/La Belle' and I must admit that I didn't expect much of it. I just gave it a chance to watch it though and it ended up in quite a good story.I never expected a movie like this to be that good which is only based on 2 actors. The Guy that's a soft boring guy and a woman that's trying to be confident and sure about herself while she's totally not confident.It's a beautiful story what the producer is trying to show to us. It's sometimes quite hard to understand what he really wants to show to us, but the story is mostly understandable if you keep watching it without any influence of friends or alcohol.The producer made here a good story which is focused on the guy's thoughts.It's a surprisingly good movie and is absolutely worth to watch. He really deserves a big 7/10
aglobalcitizen
I have just wasted two hours of my precious time... There is no love. No passion. There is a girl (nude model) who is so erratic in her behavior, it is really hard to sympathize with her. When the guy (MAJOR SPOILER AHEAD) finally strangles her (for whatever reason) the only thing I could think about was - why he did not do it in the beginning? Just because he enjoyed having sex with her every single minute of his day?What is really disturbing about this movie is that (AGAIN) the woman is portrayed as dumb, illogical, emotionally disturbed and inconsistent. On top of all that, she is used for sex, physically abused and finally killed. How much violence toward women can Korean movie industry tolerate? Apparently, a lot.The only thing I loved about this movie was interior design. It is beautiful. I would love to hire the person from this movie to decorate my house.VERDICT: do not watch.
ETCmodel02
On the positive, I'll say it's pretty enough to be watchable. On the negative, it's insipid enough to cause regret for another 2 hours of life wasted in front of the screen. Long, whiny and pointless. And I'm not saying this to be mean, I really wanted to like this film, it seemed to have everything going for it, had the so called "buzz", and was a hassle to track down besides. Had a little more effort gone into it on the story side, I believe this would've been amazing. And I expect the team behind it will produce wonderful work in the future, they clearly have the ability. But I recommend waiting for their future efforts, let this one go.
sharptongue
A film which spends 95% of the footage on just two people. Could be dull, right ? Well, the result is less dull than it could have been. The main reason is the incredibly varied and confident performance of the girl.
The film is told, narrated indeed, by a young man, a writer, recalling an insane rollercoaster affair with a disturbed and pretty young woman. She shows up and moves in one day, for no stated reason. She appears to adore the man, spending much time enjoying his company and body. But her mobile phone rings at odd times and every time it does, she has a short conversation then rushes off.Her story is that she works as a nude model, but he's never sure whether to believe her. It is made clear that, despite her sometimes-earnest words of love, she is still very connected with a cruel ex-lover, who is the one on the other end of the phone.This reviewer is inclined to not read this film as fiction, as more than one of my ex-girlfriends was at least as crazy as this girl. I pity the passive narrator, who is never in control of events, whether or not this attractive psychobitch is around.In case anyone is misled by the HK Category III rating, I'll spell out that this is a Korean film and, therefore, does not show full frontal nudity. The Cat III rating is earned for a couple of explicit sex scenes, with plenty of exposed flesh but not including private parts. Pity. Both these actors have very attractive bodies.The only film I can relate this one to is one whose title I cannot remember. It was a Japanese film which I saw a few years ago, featuring two young actors in a single room. It was a cheapie which paid homage to Oshima's masterpiece IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES. Perhaps La Belle is a Korean remake of this film of the unknown title.Despite the slow pace, this film holds attention. Though far from compelling, it is watchable.
