Impressive

Here's a recent review of "La Vie En Rose." The reviewer glows about Marion Cotillard's performance but is a bit conflicted about the film itself. Overall, it is a positive review. Here's an excerpt:

"The most impressive component of "La Vie en Rose" is the superb acting of Marion Cotillard. Over the course of the movie, Cotillard portrays the singer with such realism that her Piaf transcends the usual boundary between a character of the silver screen and a multi-dimensional person. Even without Cotillard attempting this realist interpretation, the role is challenging. It is her responsibility to convey the paradoxical but simultaneous joys and sorrows that Piaf experiences. These are not run-of-the-mill highs and lows, but events of extreme emotion, making the ease with which Cotillard embodies her role all the more impressive." More...