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Taut and intense throughout. Intricate subplots ties together nicely. Well thought out plotting. I liked it better than it's American successor, Next Three Days.

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pipnuts

Totally believeable and well-paced.

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2016

This tense, passionate, driven, thriller is an excellent introduction to the oeuvre of contemporary French crime drama. It is well acted, of course, due to the undeniable talents of Vincent Lindon and Diane Kruger. As a result, the viewer identifies completely with both of their characters, which is essential, as you would not care about the film otherwise. Totally believeable and well-paced.

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Ok flick

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2019

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Good narrative but US version is more engaging

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Zarathustra

Comparing Pour Elle with The Next Three Days

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2013

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I had planned to compare the two films when I learned that The Next Three Days was a remake of Pour Elle. I agree with reviewers Grady Harp and Tsuyoshi. I have watched a good number of French films in the past but none recently. If I had to pick a winner between these two films I would go with Pour Elle. The production values are better in the American film, which I saw in blu-ray. Russell Crowe is one of my favorite actors and Paul Haggis is an outstanding director. For me, the American film was too slick. The French leads in Pour Elle don't look like superstars, but more like the average person you see on the street. I am inclined to look for foreign films in the languages I am familiar with (Spanish, French and German), but will continue watching American films.

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RandyNYC

Check out "Point Blank" from the same director

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2015

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This was enjoyable but I enjoyed "Point Blank" (by the same director) much more. "Point Blank" had much better action sequences, which lead me to buy this earlier film of his.

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C. Mathieu

Over-rated (contains a few spoilers!)

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2012

I know it's fashionable to make Hollywood movies look bad and remakes in particular, but we still enjoyed Paul Haggis' remake with Russell Crowe more than the French original movie version "Pour elle" with Vincent Lindon.

Once we had finished watching "The Next 3 Days" with Russell Crowe and noticed in the end credits that it was based on the French movie "Pour Elle", we had to watch the original.

After waiting several years for "Pour elle" to be released for a reasonable price on DVD in the US, we finally ordered it from amazon.de (used for 3 Euros) and watched it in French with German subtitles. I translated the subtitles for my husband.

SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS!!!

The US remake with Russell Crowe is mostly following the French original, but has some parts that I missed in the original like the scene with Elizabeth Banks opening the car door on the highway or the birthday party for the kids (there is a scene with the mother of another child which has been played by Olivia Wilde in the remake, but in the French original version her part has not been developed, we don't see her again).

The French original is certainly a good movie and if I wouldn't have watched the Russell Crowe remake first (which really impressed me and for me was the best film that I watched in 2010), I probably would have rated it 4 stars, but compared with the Paul Haggis/Crowe remake I can only rate it 3 stars. I like the remake much more. It has much more suspense.
I rate "Tell No One" (another excellent recent French thriller) 5 stars, but this one is 3 stars compared with the Haggis remake and compared also with "Tell No One".

The special features offer a "Making of..." which I missed on "The Next 3 Days" (it comes without any bonus features).

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Tony Lesce

Compelling.

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2015

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Very thrilling movie about a devoted husband who rescues his wife from imprisonment. This was remade as an American movie, starring Russell Crowe.

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T.NAKAJIMA

Taut and Slick French Thriller (and Original of "The Next Three Days")

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2011

The 2008 French "Pour Elle" (alternate title "Anything for Her") is, as you know, the basis of the 2010 American remake, Paul Haggis-directed "The Next Three Days" starring Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks.

The taut thriller's story begins like this. When his beloved wife Lisa (Diane Kruger) is arrested for murder, is sentences for 20 years in prison, and is not likely to survive the life there, an ordinary teacher Julian (Vincent Lindon) decides to do anything he can do for her, even though it means stepping outside of legal and perhaps moral boundaries.

This is all you have to know. The murder case itself (shown in flashbacks) is not the center of our concern here. What fascinates us is the determination of an average person who has only limited resources, financially or otherwise. Except for a former criminal-turned-writer Henri Pasquet (Olivier Marchal), Julian's only ally is the strength of his own will.

Vincent Lindon as Julian almost single-handedly carries the film as a decent Mr. Everyman driven to extreme measures. Given less screen time but equally impressive is Diane Kruger, better known for her turns in "National Treasures." "Pour Elle" is not exactly about the intricate plans. It is more about what these believable characters, especially Julian, have to undergo in order to get what he wants.

This is the first feature film for Fred Cavayé, who keeps the story well-paced and well-balanced between gripping suspense and character-driven drama.

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DVD Pour elle

Reviewed in France on April 20, 2024

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DVD bien reçu et en bon état. Impeccable. RAS.

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