Felicia's Journey (1999)
A lonely middle-aged catering manager (Bob Hoskins) spends all of his time studying tapes of an eccentric TV chef (Arsinee Khanjian). Meanwhile, a young woman (Elaine Cassidy) is making her way from Ireland to find her boy friend (Peter McDonald), who moved to England to get a job in a lawn-mower factory. On arrival, she makes an early contact with the caterer, who recommends a boarding room to her. Slowly, it is revealed that the caterer has in fact befriended and subsequently abused more than a dozen young women. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Atom Egoyan
Written By: Atom Egoyan, William Trevor
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Elaine Cassidy, Arsinée Khanjian, Brid Brennan, Sidney Cole, Claire Benedict
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
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Felicia's Journey belongs to 12 collections
1. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 19 stars)
2. Based on a Book (public: moderated by iconogassed - 18 stars)
3. Based On Novel (public: moderated by tathiel - 7 stars)
4. Canadian director (public: moderated by iconogassed - 2 stars)
5. Cannes 1999 Official Selection (public: moderated by djross - 1 star)
6. Films available in HD (supplement) (public: moderated by Jorg - 1 star)
7. Serial Killer movie (public: moderated by PerryStroika)
8. noike/caffes Topp 100 filmer! (public: moderated by Aron Ericson)
9. Photographed by Paul Sarossy (public: moderated by iconogassed)
10. Coheed's Films I Need To See Or Try To Track Down (private: Coheed - 3 stars)
11. 1999: Year in Review (private: polanski28)
12. BF-1990 (private: caffe)
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| Feb 27, 2012 |  |
mandy | 5 19% |
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A bit too slow moving for me. I lost a bit of interest mid way through, though the ending was unpredictable and thought provoking.
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| Nov 07, 2009 |  |
TheRealJ-Ro | 80 70% |
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Require a one-line synopsis of flicks before you watch them? There's this guy. His mommy didn't love him enough. Now he craves the attention of young women, and when they try to leave, he kills them. But there's a lot more to it than that. I look at Felicia as quintessentially naive and innocent. She was played a fool by her "boyfriend" (who fucked and chucked), got knocked up, and in a lot of ways her desires parallel those of the serial killer. Oh, and Catholics are portrayed rather terribly.
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| Nov 07, 2009 |  |
Obdurate | 78 58% |
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Even though I enjoyed Hoskins and Cassidy, the music and some of the character building, I felt it was paced way way too slowly which put me off a bit. I won't deny that it builds a pretty interesting profile of a serial killer and the ending isn't what you'd expect. He really does show off how disturbed this guy is, while making him completely human.
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| Mar 01, 2009 |  |
KMcNeil | 8 84% |
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Not quite (but almost!) on the level of "The Sweet Hereafter" or "Exotica", but then again: Very, very few films are. A thoughtful build-up, a tense atmosphere, a menacing performance by Hoskins and some slow, moody pans coupled with a soundtrack at once raw and beautiful. It's at once familiar and strangely unique. Egoyan really has got his own pace, style and, well, feeling. You just feel his movies.
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| Apr 24, 2008 |  |
miss jesus | 45 28% |
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Felt persistently oppressive. I love Hoskins, I love cooking, but I couldn't enjoy this film.
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| Sep 16, 2007 | Dustyd | 80 89% |
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Very strong stuff here.
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| Dec 21, 2006 |  |
mita | 80 46% |
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Not Egoyan's best, but still a good film.
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| Average Percentile 55.15% from 230 Ratings |  |