Beating Hearts

2024 [FRENCH]

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Romance

14
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 85% · 25 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 7702 7.7K

based on novel or book musical romcom nostalgic romantic

Plot summary

Local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, but gang violence leads him to a darker destructive path. After years apart, the star-crossed lovers discover that every path they've taken leads them back together.

Director

Gilles Lellouche Photo
Gilles Lellouche

Top cast

Adèle Exarchopoulos Photo
Adèle Exarchopoulos as Jackie
Affif Ben Badra Photo
Affif Ben Badra as Serveur bar racket
Jean-Pascal Zadi Photo
Jean-Pascal Zadi as Lionel
Syrus Shahidi Photo
Syrus Shahidi as Prof de sport
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 2160p.BluRay
1.44 GB
1280*532
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 40 min
Seeds 23
2.96 GB
1920*798
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 40 min
Seeds 37
7.21 GB
3840*2160
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 46 min
Seeds 14

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by marleneleroux-137-154992 8 / 10

Great surprise

Original scenario. Lellouch did really great with this movie, one of the best scenario and movie of the year. Great Nostalgie starting from the opening font style. Picture, music, image all other the movie is a great memory of the 80s and 90s.The "kids" are playing very well, looking forward new movies, they are to become great actors. I was a bit afraid of Exarchopoulos as usually I don't really like her but she does pretty well on her scenes which are pretty made for her. Chabat is obviously great as the GOAT he is, i remind me of Didier at the start for thise who know, you'll know. Civil is perfect in the role, this dark style fits him very well.
Reviewed by sdmassey 7 / 10

Hectic epic love story

The film is very long and pretty uneven between its first part when the characters are teenagers and the second part, ten years later.The acting is really good. The young actors are fresh and genuine. Adele and François are top. Alain Chabat is a big teddy bear and as usual, you want to punch Benoit Poolvoorde.The musical background really sets the 80's tone in small industrial French town. Mostly British and American songs but so grounded in the era.You end the film with a smile on your face.It is not the best film of the year but a beautiful crazy passionate love story. Despite being uneven, you follow Clotaire and Jackie all the way.
Reviewed by thylane 6 / 10

Very disappointing!

I was so excited about watching this movie directed by Gilles Lellouch and casted with Adele exarchopoulos and Francois Civil who I really appreciated. There is every ingredient there to make a French Bockbuster but they missed it. The first part is far too long to set the scene of their young lives and love. After a while we wonder if we did not access the wrong projection room. Plus we start feeling the frustration for not having seen any of Adele and Francois after an hour. If this 1st loooong part was intended, the movie should have been in 2 releases. Because I do think, although too long, it was a good one.The second part of their adult life is not credible in many aspects and not enough exciting. I found the adaptation of the script rather weak. Plus I did not feel any connection with this reunion love story. As to the end it was too easy. It's a pity as I feel we missed here the opportunity here to have a great movie.Well done to Mallory Wanecque as Jackie and Malik Frikah as Clotaire young who offer a great performance.
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