Urged by one of my friends, who revered it, I saw this movie when I was in my twenties. I must say that I disagree with his judgment as well as with all the previous reviews I have read on this site, except for a few external critics. Despite my youth, I hardly laughed at the wickedness, evil intentions and misdeeds of the movie's main character, and was grateful when the movie could pull out a sincere smile from me. Compared with other movies where an evil and passive aggressive personality tries to manipulate people around them, such as Fassbinder's "The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant", or more recently, Lars von Trier's "Breaking the waves", just to name a few, this movie has a lot to learn. In addition, it lacks any aesthetic interest (photography, sound track, etc.). Finally, the scenes, situations and repetitive gags in this movie are tiresome, just as the old lady, whose psychology is as profound as the epidermis.
Review of Auntie Danielle
