kanaujia202 A very sweet movie. Excellent representation of a simple story represented in a powerful way. The village location is perfect for a old world slow lifestyle charm. Messaging is subtle and strong. Judi Dench's presence as always is royal and majestic. Juliette Binoche fits in perfectly in the lead role and has charming personality.Not very pleased with Alfred Molina's representation of the character Helene provides strong supporting presence. Johnny Depp has strong personality but does not overshadow the story.Speed of story telling is just right and I am sure the author would be pleased with the representation of his story in a memorable way.

Kirpianuscus seductive at each level. and in different forms. soft, like a spring morning, refreshing, delicate, well made and full of high quality romanticism. more a flavor than a film. and that is not a real surprise because it is a film about love in different definitions. a film who has the gift to be more than part of a precise genre but a sort of mixture of emotions, stories and decisions who reminds old ages of the viewer and gives more than criticism about small sins who could be, for many virtues.a film about life like a mixture of parable and fairy tale. and a lovely lesson about the value of small things. for a kind of spectators, a necessary movie.

marywatkins-72706 "Chocolat" was directed by Lasse Hallstrom, a man with a developed sense to present human emotion and weakness. Juliette and Judi play two women with strong opinions and a hard-guard because of fear of being injured. The town scene, accompanied with music, creates an atmosphere as if time has stopped. Residents secretly want to go forward, toward something else but well rooted they stay anchored. The shop is located on the square, opposite the church, symbolically portraying the battle that follows. A lot of messages are here, torn by the old way of life and the desire to go into hiding, afraid of the uncertainty that the new time brings and how the smallest thing can make the greatest difference. Lase Halstromov "Chocolat" is a treat you'll want to try again.

SnoopyStyle Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) and her young daughter move to a rural conservative French town and open a chocolate shop. The town is run by the mayor Comte de Reynaud (Alfred Molina) who is a traditionalist. He is not amused by Vianne's life and her ideas. They start to fight for the soul of the town. Then a band of gypsies comes to town with the sexy Roux (Johnny Depp).It's a slow moving story. It has its charms, and Juliette Binoche is as lovely as ever. The actors are all great. Although Lena Olin is miscast as an abused wife. The role needs a more mousy actor. Lena is way too powerful for the role.The movie is a sort of talky lyrical erotic fable, and it starts with the glow that Binoche gives off. The comedy is fleeting. The battle between Reynaud and Rocher doesn't have the needed tension. It does have heart. But the pacing is slow for a two hours movie. Johnny Depp is a cool river traveling musician, and comes in a little too late in the movie. When he comes in after almost half of the movie over, he mostly distracts. Overall, this movie is a little too slow for my taste.