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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Damage
ccr1633 — 18 years ago(November 21, 2007 12:19 AM)
The only thing that made me laugh harder at the theater than the "drama" foisted upon the audience was the subset of audience members themselves who actually took this seriously. I even saw Damage on a first date. Fortunately, the girl I was with, who was very cool and saw right through the cheap emotional manipulations as I did, laughed equally hard at all of Binoche and Irons's heavy breathing. In all seriousness, I've never laughed so hard at a film that tried to take itself this seriously. I was happy by the end to see the idiot sonny boy die, and my only regret was that Malle cheated us of the pleasure of Dr. Stephen Fleming experiencing a violent expiration as well. Although no movie is perfect, this one almost was
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PoppyTransfusion — 14 years ago(January 04, 2012 08:00 AM)
I dislike the film too. It lacks any redeeming feature beneath a glossy veneer in spite of a good director and cast. There seemed to be a lack of chemistry between Irons and Binoche, which, from what I've read, was the actual case. Perhaps this is why I wasn't drawn by their affair, didn't care what happened to them or those around them, who were rather irritating on the sidelines.
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