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Aug 24, 2018 · The director, Michael Noer, has claimed that his version, different from the books (which alleged to tell a highly-disputed true story) and the original film, is something of a “love story,” and it’s clear that his Papillon wouldn’t have made it without Dega. The biggest problem, however, is that Dega is woefully underdeveloped.
Aug 24, 2018 · 52% Tomatometer 111 Reviews 71% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings The epic story of Henri "Papillon" Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to ...
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- Michael Noer
- R
- Charlie Hunnam
72% Tomatometer 32 Reviews 90% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Convicted murderer Henri Charriere (Steve McQueen), known as "Papillon" for his butterfly chest tattoo, is transported to French ...
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- Franklin J. Schaffner
- PG
- Steve Mcqueen
The movie had expended enormous energy without cause. “Papillon” is a movie like that: an expensive, exhaustive, 150-mintue odyssey that doesn’t so much conclude as cross the finish line and collapse. It has been outfitted with expensive stars and a glossy production, but it doesn’t really make us care. When Steve McQueen finally ...
Dec 20, 2018 · Papillon review – prison-break remake is a long stretch. Charlie Hunnam is plausible but bland in this unnecessary account of Henri Charrière’s horrific incarceration on Devil’s Island and ...
- 3 min
- Peter Bradshaw
Sep 8, 2017 · Film Review: ‘Papillon’. Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek take the penal-colony punishment once doled out to Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman were at the height ...
Papillon was not a complicated man but his experiences changed him almost beyond recognition, and McQueen does a good job of portraying the survivor, broken in body, but not in spirit. Full Review ...