It may be stylish, Godard may be considered a great innovator by virtue of his propensity for jump shots and semi-improvised dialogue and Jean Paul Belmondo is a stylish lead.
But, Christ, it's dull.
Despite what the director may have thought you still need a bit more than "a gun and a girl" to create a compelling narrative. No amount of technical trickery can cover for the lack of story, and this movie barely has one worth mentioning. And the dialogue ("I don't know if I'm unhappy because I'm not free, or not free because I'm unhappy", Jean Seberg opines without a trace of irony) can be excrutiating.
The French New Wave is bunk, that's what I say.
But, Christ, it's dull.
Despite what the director may have thought you still need a bit more than "a gun and a girl" to create a compelling narrative. No amount of technical trickery can cover for the lack of story, and this movie barely has one worth mentioning. And the dialogue ("I don't know if I'm unhappy because I'm not free, or not free because I'm unhappy", Jean Seberg opines without a trace of irony) can be excrutiating.
The French New Wave is bunk, that's what I say.
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