Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot, 1953. A nice man vacations by the sea. Directed by and starring Jacques Tati. Written by Jacques Tati, Pierre Aubert, Jacques Lagrange & Henri Marquet.
Concept: 4/4 (Great). A silent film in the 50s? With a lovable protagonist? Perfect.
Story: 1/4 (Bad). No story - doesn't need one.
Characters: 4/4 (Great)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good). There's very little, but it's too much.
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 4/4 (Great). Really, the acting's good, not great. But I have to give full points for Tati's performance.
Music: 3/4 (Good). It should be annoying how often the same song is repeated, but it works.
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). It's only occasionally funny (although when it is funny, it can be hilarious); mostly it's just slow and peaceful. I don't like it nearly as much as I expected to, but Hulot's too great a character to not like it.
Objective Rating (Average): 3.0/4 (Good)
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