To help you make your choices, here are the 3 films of the week best rated by the press and spectators on AlloCiné!*
THE 3 BEST FILMS ACCORDING TO THE PRESS:
Joint 1st: Top Gun: Maverick – 3.6/5
“In this virtuoso show, obviously tailor-made for the (very) big screen, the Top Gun license finds an almost unprecedented legitimacy and finds a new youth: its last third plays skilfully with its recipes to make them mutate, as if still in Tom Cruise a little part of Ethan Hunt.” By Aurélien Allin (CinemaTeaser)
“Two or three great scenes, a great idea, sometimes that’s enough to make a great blockbuster, and this is the case here, as Top Gun: Maverick manages to sublimate its key moments despite a rather conventional binder.” By Théo Ribeton (Les Inrockuptibles)
1st ex aequo: Crimes of the Future – 3.6/5
“Cronenberg, the Francis Bacon of medical experimentation, has not calmed down; he reconnects with the body horror fiber of his debut, but in the colder and more theoretical way of Crash and eXistenZ.” By Nicolas Schaller (L’Obs)
“An erotic and abstract film. Sharp, unbreathable, incorporeal. Hardly a film, an idea. Last thought before extinction.” By Luc Chessel (Liberation)
3rd: Birds of America – 3.3/5
“Views of present-day Louisiana, interviews and voice-overs, excerpts from the (wonderful) Audubon plates: gently, without effects or shocking images, Jacques Lœuille traces an intelligent and disturbing counter-history of the United States. Naturalist, human , very political.” By Catherine Painset (The Voice of the North)
“Artist and documentary filmmaker Jacques Loeuille retraces the footsteps of ornithologist John James Audubon. Despite its heavy voice-over, “Birds of America” takes you on a beautiful journey to the roots of America.” By Adrien Gombeaud (Les Echos)
THE 3 BEST FILMS ACCORDING TO VIEWERS:
1st: Top Gun: Maverick – 4.5/5
“I’m neither a fan of Tom Cruise nor a fan of Top Gun and yet! I went there backwards but what a slap. Magnificent, no downtime, very good acting, top music, breathtaking images breath.” By Stephan Bracq
“Profoundly human and moving. Breathtaking aerial scenes. Feeling like the pilot. I saw it in Imax at the Ciné-Loire in Tours: ATOMIQUE! This film is FANTASTIC in every way!! !!! Already legendary!” By Oxen
2nd: Things are turning in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon – 3.8/5
“A real breath of fresh air, the director knew how to take us with him on this journey where the colorful characters intertwine in a story full of tenderness in sometimes incredible situations without ever falling into the cliché.” By sydney723
“Everything in this “feel good movie” leads us to smile and laugh, to dream and let ourselves be carried away by this wind of authenticity that blows throughout this beautiful film.” By JCP
3rd: Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown – 3/5
“Mixed feeling in front of this comedy where a group of depressed men will come to recharge their batteries in the middle of nature with a woman as spiritual guide. The beginning suggests a study of the problems of each through this particular therapy. Unfortunately, the comedic potential of actors is quite fluctuating.” By Matt Niro
“A very good time. A film that made me feel good. The actors are excellent! A breath of fresh air! I recommend!” Louis C.
* According to the ratings of the AlloCiné barometer, as of Friday May 27, 2022, for films released in theaters on May 25 with at least 10 reviews for the top press and 50 ratings for the top viewers. These two tops do not include films already released once or several times in France.