Robert Pattinson,
Christina Ricci,
Uma Thurman,
Kristin Scott Thomas,
Holly Grainger
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Bel Ami is the story of Georges Duroy, who travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a p... read more
Directed by: Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod
Release Date: June 8, 2012
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May 27, 2012
CJ Johnson, ABC Radio (Australia)
May 25, 2012
Matthew Toomey, ABC Radio Brisbane
It's an interesting premise but sadly, Bel Ami is a film that underachieves. I found it a continual struggle to understand the mindset of each character. Full Review
May 25, 2012
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
With such unsavory elements floating around the movie, it's strange how ephemeral its charms are. Instead of a lasting bite, Bel Ami is forgotten soon after consumption. Full Review
May 24, 2012
Simon Foster, sbs.com.au
...it finds its feet as a bed-hopping, back-stabbing guilty pleasure, and can be enjoyed sufficiently in that context. Full Review
May 24, 2012
Matthew Pejkovic, Matt's Movie Reviews
Bel Ami's journey from rags to riches and many warm beds in between has moments of tantalisation, yet is an overall flat experience. Full Review
May 23, 2012
Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia)
It's a strange story, focusing as it does on a man with no moral compass whatsoever. But the design of the production and of the costumes is one of the film's assets. Full Review
May 20, 2012
Ed Gibbs, The Sunday Age
A trifle of a romp, strictly for Pattinson obsessives who can't hold out until November (when Twilight takes its final bow). Full Review
May 16, 2012
Blake Howard, 2UE That Movie Show
Bel Ami is a patchwork that on close inspection reveals clunky segues, odd characterisations, disjointed character motivations and curious narrative pacing in its craftsmanship. Full Review
May 11, 2012
Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
Guy de Maupassant's elegant writing, economical but effective characterisations and sharp story telling skills are not much in evidence in this rather clumsy adaptation Full Review
May 11, 2012
Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
He might have fangs in Twilight, but here, heartthrob Robert Pattinson has bitten off more than he can chew, unable to spit out the easy confidence required of a man whose passport to success bears th... Full Review
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