User Rating
Director
François Delisle
Cast
Noémie Godin-Vigneau,
François Delisle,
Laurent Lucas,
Brigitte Pogonat,
Andrée Lachapelle
Genre
Drama
Forty-something Pierre is serving a fourteen year prison sentence. His mother, who is approaching eighty, visits him every week. Suzanne, Pierre's current wife, has moved on since he was sent away. Each character gives us a frank account of a period in their lives that seems suspended in time by the fragile connection between life on the inside and the world outside. Their destinies are linked by crime, guilt and loneliness, and like casualties of love and desire, they are dying to stick their heads above the water and breathe the air of life.
We hate to say it, but we can't find anywhere to view this film.
Chicago Reader by Dave Kehr
Director Ronald Neame brings his impersonal British craftsmanship to this 1979 feature, so it isn't a complete bust, but it's a long way from the apocalyptic satisfactions of his Poseidon Adventure.
The New York Times by Janet Maslin
As it is, the suspense is sludgy and the character development nil; even the inadvertent comedy is spotty.
Chicago Tribune by Gene Siskel
Let's face it, the bottom line on a disaster film is how special are its special effects. With Meteor, the answer is not very. [22 Oct 1979, p.6]
Variety by Staff (Not Credited)
Meteor really combines several disasters in one continuous cinematic bummer.
Newsweek by David Ansen
Director Ronald Neame, who once made good movies, has instructed his actors to shout as much as possible. The rest is special effects -- and not very special ones at that. [05 Nov 1979, p.101]
Time Out by Staff (Not Credited)
Shoddy, unspeakably inept sci-fi disaster movie, with America and Russia combining forces when a meteor on collision course threatens to destroy the earth.
TV Guide Magazine by Staff (Not Credited)
An $18 million, star-studded disaster film, which in itself is a major disaster.
Empire by Anna Smith
Poor script, poor direction and poor performances mean a dismal 70's disaster movie is the result.
Loading recommendations...
Loading recommendations...