Just back from seeing Bel Ami. No regret coming to London to see it. Surprisingly there were many people in the screening room, all women of all ages, only one man!

Apart from too many mouth twitchings, Rob was very good, all actresses were good, and the 2 husbands were good too.

The movie was faithfull to the book.

I would like to know why Rob had so many mouth twitchings, sometimes it seemed to indicate uneasiness/awkwardness in the social circles, other times scheming. Maybe it was the equivalent of moustache twirling in the book.

Thank you Marnye from Rob’s IMDB message board!

I went to see Bel Ami on Friday and was completely blown away. The sets and costumes are sumptuous as was the soaring, sweeping musical score. Thankfully there was none of the irritating music that was played at the start of each trailer!

All parts were played well by the supporting cast but the highest accolade has to go to Kristen Scott Thomas. Her depiction of a complete fan girl, overwhelming infatuated by Georges is a sight to behold. Her vulnerability and naivety is mind blowing. Every scene between her and Rob is amazing. Christina Ricci is also brilliant. Playing a fairly light hearted role for once, she plays the coquettish Clotilde with aplomb. You feel an amazing chemistry between her and Georges that could be interpreted as love, if only Georges were truly capable of it. Uma Thurman was also good as Madeleine Forestier. She captured her ambition well enough but her husky voice did grate on me a little, as did her flared nostrils!

Philip Glenister and Colm Meaney were outstanding. No other word for it.

My only criticism would be the lack of political intrigue in the story. Not much of this was explained and seemed a little rushed. As every scene contained Rob, I’m not complaining too loudly as he more than made up for the lack of storyline. To a non Rob supporter though, this might irk a little.

Now to come to Rob…..he was mesmerising. I really cannot believe this was made 2 years ago. He was sullen if he didn’t get his own way….smug when he did. The smiles ….god the smiles…. they were Rob smiles when he was truly happy. He was lustful…he was ruthless…..he was enigmatic……he was arrogant…..

All of these emotions portrayed on a face so blindingly beautiful that sometimes no words needed to be spoken to understand how he felt.

There were also light-hearted moments in the film that made the audience laugh out loud. The comedic timing was excellent and even though Georges was a complete bastard, they made you fall in love with him too, despite his true nature.

The contrast between the two styles of Georges from the beginning of the story to the end is SO different. At the beginning you have him scruffy, unshaven with hair flopping on his forehead to a suave, sophisticated young buck in a tuxedo, high waisted trousers and cream bow tie with hair neatly swept back of his face. I must admit, when he was dressed up, Rob made me catch my breath, especially in the close-up shots. Either looking straight ahead with with an arrogant look or that sexy half smile he has perfected.

I don’t want to give too much away but the scene where Rob is wearing long johns is pantie dropping! They sit low on his hips and hug his cute firm, round ass like a second skin. From the front you get a great view of his broad hairy chest and an eyeful of the happy trail!

Everyone knows by now of the thrusting, bare ass scene with the prostitute at the beginning and as much as it was a glorious sight to see, it is literally over with in seconds. Blink and you miss it. A very cute ass though with dimples as well!

I would also like to add that even though it is advertised as having “strong sex,” the sex scenes themselves are not that many and are of short duration. The one sex scene with Madeleine is very well acted by Rob. You agonise with him as his orgasmic face is very realistic! It is also quite a pivotal part of the story. The scenes where Georges is in bed with Clothilde always made me smile as when they were talking and just kissing, Clothilde never once stopped stroking Georges chest! I just kept thinking “you lucky girl, Christina…can’t keep your little hands off him, can you?” LOL

So there you have it. An intriguing story of the rise and fall and rise again of one Georges Du Roy.

Never has an anti-hero been more lusted and drooled over!

I saw it twice on the weekend and will be going again next Tuesday.

Just want him to ruin me again..that’s all. Nothing wrong with that ..lol

Thank you to Kazrob and ROBsessed!

It’s now the 3rd time that i’ll go to Belgium, to see BelAmi.

This time will Jessica accompany me.

She started in the early morning from Paderborn by train. After a 3h drive, she arrived in cologne, were I pick her up with my car. After a short sightseeing in Cologne and our first bubble-Tea ever, we set out to route trough the Netherlands to Belgium.

After another 2hours we reached Genk (belgium)just in time.

Excited like kids on christmas eve we ordered the Tickets and hurried to hall1. There were a few good seats left. When the roomwas getting dark, we doesnt talked anymore.  We just absorbed every tone, every picture. Only when Robert Pattinson surfacing on the big screen we sighted nearly at the same time.

In this single picture Rob showed so much emotions,  that thousand words couldn’t disscribe. Georg Duroy…depleted, broke, …but almost sexy!  Thought this scene would be enough for putting us a smirk into our faces that would bore the whole night!

But sure, we would also enjoy the whole movie 102minutes full filled with robmotions!!!  We were crying, laughing, we almost stop breathing and were getting some heartattacks.=)  And the reason for all this was’nt just Rob’s sexy nacked backside , but also his absoloutly perfect demonstrations of the different emotions nearly killed us. From charming to heartless, from shy to angry…just stunning, so PERFECTION needs a new description: Robert Pattinson as George Duroy!!!

He grown up with this role. He became a man. Thought with his overwhelming performance he will give everybody the proof, that he is more than Edward Cullen, more than a teenie-idol!

Was the whole tripp to belgium worth it???  Hm let us think about it: definitively YES, even that worth,
that we drove the next evening the whole distance again =))

So it was a perfect George Duroy de Cantel…. Weekend

“Au revoir Coming back soon Bel Ami!!! “

Julia and Jessica

Thank you so much @NewmoonVampire1 @x_jEs_Si_Ca_x for emailing this to me!

hi all,

Just returned from seeing BA. it was an early enough showing in a smalll 50-60 seater theatre, I’d say there was about 25 people there- mostly women but a few couples too

As for the movie itself, I enjoyed it- Rob played the part with the correct amount of suppressed rage and hunger.

I didn’t see any nostril flares from Rob but then I always concentrate on his eyes lol.
I wasn’t thinking about any other character that Rob had played while watching George, that’s the biggest compliement i can give him.

Rob made George a unique character, one that you didn’t know weather to cheer or just be amazed at his sheer audacity.

Loved Christina, she was the star of the show for me, and KST really impressed me too. As did Colm Meaney.

Last thing for now- I loved the set design especially the colours in the apartments- blue for the cold and clinical Madeleine and yellow hues for the love nest.

if I more comes to me I’ll add tomorrow

Thank you to Bodhran19 from Rob’s IMDB message board!

Got to see Bel Ami this afternoon. Despite two power cuts during the screening (!), really loved it. I thought it was well-paced and the sets were very evocative of the Belle Epoque. The political intrigue was well handled, I found.

Unlike the critics, I thought Rob did a terrific job showing a man ‘without qualities’.

It was also unexpectedly comedic, viz. Madeleine of Vaudrec: ‘He always comes on Tuesdays’.

Finally, one thing I hadn’t appreciated was how duplicitous Madeleine was. After helping Rousset bring down the Government, she moved without a qualm of conscience to helping him and his political cronies with the invasion of Morocco.

Unfortunately when I attended there were only two other people in the theatre – but it was lunchtime and the first performance of the day.

Thank you to Couperus1963 from Rob’s IMDB message board!

Hello All )

The movie opened in the UK yesterday so I went to see it. Friday night, I thought there would be a fair turnout, but in fact there were only about 12 people in the theatre? It was a surprise, but fine by me – fewer numpties!

I’ve read the book and enjoyed it immensely, because it’s not often that such an unlikable character doesn’t get his come-uppance, so I was really curious how the movie would work out. I thought Pattinson was a brilliant choice for Georges.

Overall I would give the movie 7 out of 10. It’s beautiful to look at, the music is gorgeous, and every actor seemed to be well cast, just like I imagined. I think Robert played Georges very well, because in the book he is also a character without much depth, living his life with only two goals really – to pursue society women, and to get rich. Those who haven’t read the book may find Robert’s portrayal somewhat lacking, but that’s how Georges in the book really is – not much depth to him at all. So well done to Robert. I will definitely buy it when it comes out on DVD.

There are some things the movie dealt with strangely, the first thing being the issue of Madeleine getting an inheritance from her lover Count de Vaudrec – in the book, they split it half and half to avoid scandal, whereas in the movie this particular plot line is unresolved – they go to the lawyer, find out about the inheritance, then Madeleine confesses to Georges that indeed the Count was her lover, and then – what happened to the money? It’s a plot hole.

The second thing is the issue of the shares in the Moroccan deal that Virginie has bought for Georges, it seems confusing that a man who really only wanted to get rich would get so angry at her for giving him a chance to make millions. Although in the book, if I remember correctly, he was very disappointed at having missed a chance to make money, and also was disappointed to receive a medal from Virginie, bought for him by her husband. If I’m wrong in what I’m remembering let me know, but in the movie it was another plot hole.

A strange thing was Uma Thurman’s accent, her very first spoken line is absolutely awful, like her mouth is full of mothballs, very fake French accent, which disappears in the next sentence and then she just sounds British (faltering). There were actual laughs in the theatre when she started speaking! I liked her character in the book very much, she was cool and very clever, probably my favourite character, but in the movie she is portrayed a bit kooky and with a bit of insanity bubbling underneath, like when she’s discovered that France wants to take over Morocco, she seems almost like she’s lost her mind – whilst in the book she had a strong but normal interest in politics.

The last thing is – the movie starts off very well, and at a good pace, but from about a third of the way through, when Forestier dies, it seems like the editors realised they still have two/thirds of the movie to get through, and the movie just rushes along with very awkward cuts, it feels like a really patchy job, so much so that by the end, when Robert actually achieves his goal, it’s like “is that it?” Especially awkward is the scene where Mme Walter and her husband argue over whether Georges will marry their daughter, Mme is having a fit of rage and shouting and throwing herself about, and her husband is shaking her by the shoulders, and then almost mid-sentence CUT! And the next frame is a still face of Georges in the next scene. Very sloppy work in parts.

Overall – I would say read the book first if you can, it’s not a long book, and reads very well. The movie looks gorgeous, but is somewhat lacking in editing quality in the second half, but Robert plays Georges very well. I don’t know if he’ll be proud of this movie in 10 years, but it’s a very good vehicle for his career.

Thank you to blue_dress_ca from the Bel Ami IMDB message board!

Just got back from a Saturday night showing!

Don’t care what the critics say, I thought it was fabulous and I really enjoyed it. I pretty much agree with what the rest of the reviewers have said. The acting was, for the most part, extremely good. Uma’s accent was a bit distracting in places, and I agree that some parts of the film seemed rushed, but this is me just being picky. I would have liked to see Georges using his charm more before he actually got the women into bed, they seemed to jump into his bed almost too quickly (if this is actually possible ). My sis-in-law, who hadn’t read the book, didn’t have a problem following the film at all, and the audience were chuckling in the right places. It was a more subtle tale than I thought it would be and I enjoyed it because it was such a different story compared to other films at the moment.

My favourite scenes were those between Georges and Clothilde – they had fantastic chemistry.

My only disappointment – the amount of people in the audience. I counted 18 people in a 200 seat cinema on a Saturday night for an 8.50 pm screening, but the whole cinema seemed quiet for a Saturday night. Hopefully things will pick up with word of mouth praise.

Thank you to CheshireKittyCatfrom Rob’s IMDB message board!

@official_lostie tweeted,

Might watch Bel Ami after work at the cinema, don’t think any of my friends would like it so probs go on my own

Bel Ami was good, Robert Pattinson defiantly can act, I don’t car what people say

@ChocoMG2112@RPattzgirl he was amazing, he made the movie interesting and enjoyable because of his acting

@Leyla_831 I’m a proud fan of Robert Pattinson he’s a great actor

Right ladies here we go….

I am totally blown away. Overwhelmed by his performance. He was incredible. At the end I was like “Edward who?”.
He pulls off this role perfectly. his seduction, humour, anger….all perfect.

And the scene with him in his longjohns…..oh my! lol. Perfectly placed may I add.

I agree that the movie was disjointed. I got a little confused coz I hadnt read the book, but I went to see it again half an hour later (lol !!) and it made a little more sense…so perhaps the first time I was just too busy looking at Rob.

I couldnt take my eyes off him, literally.

The audience were laughing along during the scene where he screws one woman after the other. It was quite comical.

Definately his best performance to date. Tyler was my favourite character of his before I saw Bel Ami…but now its Georges. I know we are not supposed to like him but part of me wants him to seduce me and take me carelessly over the bed……!!

Thank you phosphorescentwaves from Rob’s IMDB message board!

I am so impressed with Bel Ami.. I was seriously anxious from reading a number of ‘critics’ reviews of the movie but I needn’t have been. Of course it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I’m interested in these types of movies anyway, and having lived in Paris and seen filming in Budapest while visiting my boyfriend I just had to go! And I wasn’t disappointed. Rob’s acting is soooo much better than what is constantly written about him. Subtle looks and glances is acting and I think he’s pretty pro at this. To be honest I barely saw a nostril flare!

I agree with others that the movie at times was somewhat disjointed which is a case of editing and that was a shame. Also, the ending was a little rushed and could’ve been improved with a bit more emphasis on Georges and Suzanne’s uniting (I’ve read the book!) What I was pleasantly surprised with was the humour in the movie. Again, this was subtle and not raucous laughter but kept the audience entertained which is what you want from a movie?? For me, it was an improvement on the book.

There were lots of scenes to enjoy but one of my favourites was towards the end with KST and then later when Georges comes home and finds Madelaine and Rousset… Angry Rob at his best “It was me who was being *beep* Oh and one last thing, I really admire Rob for taking on this role when he obviously knew it wasn’t going to be some big-wig production! His portrayal as Georges was sometimes a little too likeable – I did feel a bit sorry for him at times – but then he’d act so bold you just had to laugh!

Sorry if this was all over the place, and not a proper review! I write what comes into my head! Overall, really enjoyable! The movie, and Rob for that matter, really does not deserve the bad press that it has been getting by some critics.

Thank you to Staring-at-the-stars from Rob’s IMDB message board!

Yay, just got back from seeing BA, and enjoyed it very much. Went to the late 10.15pm showing so it’s pretty late now and I don’t think I’m very good at writing reviews anyway. Thought Rob did an amazing job with so many different moods and expressions to other performances of his. He was also in every scene which I suppose I should have expected from the book but somehow I hadn’t quite expected. Maybe a little slow to start with but when he gets into his groove there’s no stopping him. [[laugh]] My God, he was so appalling to KST it was brilliant. I thought she was good in her part too. I expect things will come back to me tomorrow.

Thank you to gardenlover43 from Rob’s IMDB message board!

I’ve seen it! I really have, after all this time! I still can’t quite believe it [[laugh]]

and to be honest… it was pretty awesome. I really, really enjoyed it.

I’ve known and loved the book for a long time, so maybe I’m biased, in the sense that I knew what the ‘point’ was, and how to look at the story. But it really worked for me. It was beyond clear that Georges was meant to be a really unremarkable, untalented, ungenerous guy, and that the whole thing was ironic and tongue in cheek. I actually loved the ending. Georges’ triumphal march in the church, with the light shining down on him… priceless [[laugh]]

I honestly do not understand, at all, how anyone can see this movie and think you’re supposed to cheer on George, or like him. You kind of admire him in some twisted way, because he’s so groundlessly audacious and ambitious (and that’s voiced by Colm Meany’s character, who ends up saying Georges deserves Suzanne for his sheer audacity. Colm Meany was great btw). But he’s still pretty much repulsive.

Rob’s performance is spot on. He’s sleazy, he’s unlikeable, he’s pretentious, he’s… kind of gross, in many ways. With still moments of humanity, with Clothilde and her daughter, mostly. It’s probably his least sexy performance to date (and yes I’ve seen the bottocks scene!). If I had one problem with him, it wasn’t his performance, it was his look. He just looks so damn British, bless him.

The women:
- I absolutely adored Cristina Ricci. She was perfect.
- I also really liked Uma Thurman – her character was so interesting. I don’t get how the movie can be seen as sexist, when she’s clearly the most intelligent and complex character in the story. That’s the whole point: the men are all lame, she’s great, and yet they get to rule and not her. It’s not fair!
- KST… I think her character was the issue, not her. She played it the way it is in the book, sure, but it fell flat in the movie. You don’t understand why she suddenly becomes this enamoured little girl, and the comedic tone of her scenes with Rob jars a bit with the rest of the movie, which is more outwardly serious.
- Holliday was great. I loved how it turns out she’s a horrible person behind her porcelain looks. She and Georges totally deserve each other, lol.

What made me happiest is that they nailed the tone of the movie. In my (maybe biased) view, it’s clearly a satire, and you realize with the ending how funny, meaningless and ironic it all is. It’s also very faithful to the book.

It’s not perfect, certainly. The ending is rushed, and there are a few weird narrative shortcuts. My biggest issue was that they do Rob no favours by never showing why exactly women love him so much. Imo you really needed one more scene between him and Virginie where he charmed the pants out of her, and one more scene showing how similar him and Clothilde are and how much fun they have together. As it is, you just see Georges meet the women, and next scene, he’s in their bed. You don’t quite get how his super-human charm works, because you don’t see him in action.

So all in all… some minor issues, but I think it’s a great little movie. I had a lot of fun, and can’t wait to see it again.

Thank you to Calendos from Rob’s IMDB message board!

Update: calendos added,

a few more details I forgot: I went at a 3pm showing, there were maybe 10-15 people. A bunch a teenagers, and a bunch of older men (I know – a bit odd, but good for them!). (ETA chrisell I left in a hurry, but there were quite a few laughs during the movie, so I guess they did enjoy it)

I’m not the person to comment on cinematography (not an artistic bone in my body), but I did notice a lot of close-ups, which was a little weird at times.

My favourite Rob scenes, without spoiling too much, were pretty much all the scenes he was being a d!ck (poor Christina Ricci, lord), and the scenes he was humiliated and angry (a lot of those too). It was an entirely new range of emotions for him. Loved it.

My friend and I headed down to the Cine Lumiere where the advanced screening of Bel Ami was being held in South Kensington in London on Wednesday 7th March.  This was the official “London premier” as the directors of the film were there to introduce it.  I’ve been to a few premier’s of Rob’s films and this was rather low key! We headed into the French Institute and found a modern screening room and took our seats.  The place was packed with a mixed crowd, mainly older people and a lot of men!  I was very happy to see Rob’s sister Lizzy there, i didn’t see his Mum and Dad but heard they were there.  I think they all sat in the balcony as Lizzy had walked down to collect some friends that were sitting at the front.  So sweet of them to all go and support him even though Rob wasn’t there.

The directors came on and talked for about 10 mins about the film, apparently Nick and Declan are big in the theatre world and this was the first film they had made together (what a cast to get on your first film!) They talked about Rob and said he was very interested in the film from the start and he was “absolutely their first choice” for the role of George. They said Rob had rehearsed the character for about a month before they started filming.

Then finally it started!! First shot is a very very sexy brooding Rob as George! I wont say too many spoilers but there wasn’t as much sex as i was expecting, a lot of it is implied – Christina does get her boobs out and within first 10 mins there is a shot of Rob’s bum as he is having sex with a prostitute from behind! God knows what his Mum thought when she saw that!  It was nice to hear Rob with an English accent and he does sexy bastard very very well!!! I loved the film, he is so different from Edward and shows how well he can act! He displays a range of emotions and you never once warm to his character. He plays George as the kind of guy that if he wanted you, you wouldn’t stand a chance of resisting! I don’t get the reviews saying lack of chemistry with the female leads – there isn’t supposed to be any!!! George is an arse who is using women.  Really enjoyed the film, can’t wait to go and see it again!

Be warned that the below fan review might be spoilerish:

Well, the 2nd time around Rob’s acting seemed even better. The women outshone him a little last time, but now I focused on him. His best scene are the angry ones, when he’s raging and hurt. Or when he cries, it breaks your heart. He was just as sexy, with main things to look out for: lips, fingers and voice. Kristin Scott Thomas’ character got LOTS of laughs, Christina Ricci was likeable and great, Uma Thurman also outstanding. Overall, I think it’s the best role Rob’s done, he gets better and this character was great for him.