Say the words Jean-Pierre Jeunet and one word should come to mind: "fantasist." To say Jeunet builds worlds is an understatement, but what's more amazing about this director is his where he builds his worlds...right here on Earth. Yet, all of his films have a production design and atmosphere to them that can not be easily categorized by a particular time period or place unless he is specific about it, Amelie comes to mind. Even then, the next component that makes Jeunet's films so interesting and unique are the cast of characters that populate his stories. They are what breath life into his worlds. I think it is safe to say that he is one of a handful of filmmakers who can boldly and skillfully skirt the line of Surrealism and maintain a clear, cohesive narrative no matter how "odd" the situation or characters.
In his follow up to A Very Long Engagement, Jeunet returns to France, but a certainly a France different from the one one might visit. This time, the reported satire revolves around Bazil, a man with a bullet lodged in his head which causes some "unusual" effects. With his father, a bomb disposal expert, having been killed on the job in Morroco, Bazil now feels that he must topple two of the world's largest arms manufacturers to repay the lifetime of misery weapons have caused him and gathers a motley team of eccentrics to help accomplish his mission.
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