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Bel Ami

Play trailer Poster for Bel Ami R,  2012,  1h 42m,  History/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 27% 91 Reviews Tomatometer 29% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
27% Tomatometer 91 Reviews 29% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A morally bankrupt schemer (Robert Pattinson) rises to the upper echelons of Parisian society by seducing a series of powerful and wealthy mistresses.
Bel Ami

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Critics Consensus

Bel Ami contains some soapy pleasures but it overall rushes through the narrative and suffers from a vague central performance by Robert Pattinson.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator Aug 31, 2018
It's neither seductive nor absorbing, and although I hate to point the finger... I would say the lead actor, Robert Pattinson, means well and tries hard, bless, but just doesn't have the chops. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico HollywoodChicago.com Jun 22, 2012
2.0/5.0
Pattinson doesn't work as the manipulative cad that this story demands. Go to Full Review
Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Jun 21, 2012
The supposedly cunning protagonist registers as a cipher, and the directors' tendency to shoot dialogue scenes in close-up blunts any understanding of the social milieu he's trying to conquer. Go to Full Review
PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro Jun 3, 2020
2/5
This transparent Robert Pattinson vehicle is little more than a nineteenth century Parisian episode of Gossip Girl. Go to Full Review
Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 26, 2019
[Robert] Pattison does step beyond Twilight and give us a bit more depth, not to mention some nice ass, er, ass work. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Jul 25, 2019
Guy De Maupassant, an expert craftsman of the short story, known for his brilliant flashes of naturalism and realism, here lies butchered on the silver screen in one bloated, unnatural, unrealistic adaptation of his work. Go to Full Review
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Kylo W Dec 4, 2017 (5.0 out of 6)- originality When we see we can get back on our feet fast by the help of those to pick us up when we are down to get us out from low places and into high places. When we see we can't keep what's within to let out when we see how fast we get in with those. When we see we are fast with our words when charm, our deep thoughts & embrace infactuates others that keeps us in. When we see time is changing to only be in the right place & time to act fast in a fast paced booming markets that takes us places and transfor places to know we are going places. When we see others are fast at working, others fast in thinking, and others fast in connecting with others when people work fast when there is plenty to do. When what others wish not to do, others are fast in seeing who we are to know what speed they need to go. When we see going too fast it catches up with us when it slows us in our tracks. When what gets our mind flowing in fast places is knowing we are going somewhere in the high direction. When what we see not to lose we we act fast when we get in another way. When what others wish to keep out others act fast when our life & job is at stake to stay in. When we don't see what gets those in high places we see it's those that are behind them propelling them in fast places. When such places we see we are in, we see they are a time of fast change from what gets us around faster to conduct business or for leisure or what gets us in higher places when those below are fastly rising in wealth, class, and sex. When other things we see don't come fast enough when the mysterys of health brings those closer in death in what we don't know why such things happen. When what we wish to move faster we see our way into those hearts, roles and responsibilities when others are in for something's and others are in for others. When what others see to get in we see what gets them their faster when respectable titles leads to progress. When what we hear, see and know we move fast when what places we can't go we bring those in to the changes. When what others see to enjoy we see faster way in doing things when there is much more in stake when business & politics are involved. When we see others are more invested in fast reform and others wish to keep something's still when we wish to be in high places for long. When what others see gets them in faster higher places are by taking those down that are much slower & higher places to know what we are getting into. When what others see we are in they see us slower then we write when times are changing fast and the fight for power & control is at stake. When we see we move fast in gaining influence with others to see we remain in such places. When we don't see what others see in ourselves we see we move nowhere when others move faster to push out in any place we go. When we see others move faster when they in with the right people when they don't see their way out when they inherit fortunes. When we see that moving faster then we can handle we try to balance all we are in with, but don't see we are on our way out when what we use to get in others use to get in as well when we are not wanted. When we see our way in when we see how low such place out feels like to know we move fast with others. When we see that we have moved into the beds of so many, taking down reputations as we go without them seeing, to know how fast we would work to get out from low places to be high places all in to get what we want. When we don't see what moving fast we get into to know what getting ahead means when what we take down, naturally they try to move as fast as we do to take down as well when business & politics is as competitive as love & war. See more
Hagrid S Apr 1, 2017 In all honesty I tried finding just one redeeming quality in the main character but his rise to the top had nothing to do with him. He's not particularly smart or charming he's just handsome. The only part I respected was the ending he finally learned how to use people with out being used himself finally. If he had some development or redeeming qualities I'd say he earned it but he's void of a personality, gile or game. See more
Albus S Feb 19, 2017 It's good movie to watch
Kylo G Jun 29, 2012 A rushed and insipid soap opera with lame performances, especially by Robert Pattinson, who is a terrible actor completely miscast as an ambitious seducer, unable to show what his character feels or what could possibly draw those refined women to him beside his looks. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis A morally bankrupt schemer (Robert Pattinson) rises to the upper echelons of Parisian society by seducing a series of powerful and wealthy mistresses.
Director
Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod
Producer
Uberto Pasolini
Screenwriter
Rachel Bennette
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Redwave Films, 19 Entertainment, RAI Cinema
Rating
R (Nudity|Brief Language|Some Strong Sexuality)
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 8, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$119.9K
Runtime
1h 42m
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