Just what I expected

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

strange film. for expectations of readers and fans of actors. for the science to preserve atmosphere. and the clothes, atmosphere, spirit the spirit of novel are at perfect place. but the film remains only a sketch. a good opportunity for remember the Maupassant work. sure, the cast is impressive and the performance of Robert Pattinson is not bad but , in many moments, the film seems be a run. result - a nice movie. nothing more. is it enough ? I do not know. for me , it is a too American adaptation. but it is not can be a sin. and the meeting with three great actresses is a seductive prize. or the surprise to discover metamorphose of young Pattinson. so, almost a delight.

Pattinson ruins for me an otherwise interesting, well acted and well directed film. I love period movies and this film looks fantastic. Uma Thurman gives a great performance. She is witty and fast. That just makes Pattinson all the more difficult to watch. He has the the same blank expression no matter what the emotion it is he is trying to convey. Great actors make you believe the role they are playing. I just don't believe him. I just see the melancholy expression of a Vampire. He plays a greedy but unintelligent social climber. Who thinks seducing woman is the way to advance his position. He is given a job as a writer by an old army buddy who has succeeded. But he is barely literate and is seen right through by everyone. He seems to be the last to know. Maybe this was not the right role for him right now. But whoever advised him to take this role served him wrong.

The movie well depicts a time of separation of the poor and rich with great scene visuals and costuming. I enjoyed the Twilight series with Rob and his brief part in Harry Potter. His closeups are good and show the emotions of the rags to riches and not so honest fellow. The leading actresses are good and I feel the story went a little slow with too much mischief shown rather than the artful editorial writing dialog for the newspaper. I checked this movie out on DVD from the local library. I also like the soundtrack. Believe the R rating though it is not surprising for the time period depicted. I think it is interesting there is dismay at some modern themes when historical works show us this type of display.

I was left slightly bewildered after reading some reviews for this movie saying things like the film was 'just like dangerous liaisons' or that'Robert Pattison let the movie down'. I on the other hand enjoyed Pattison's performance in Bel Ami in contrast to his other films such as Twighlight. I thought that he showed a great deal of emotion (which some people have disagreed on) which drew me in to try to understand the complexities of his character.I found myself involved in the story line the whole way through the movie but was left slightly put off with the ending (I'm a hopeless romantic when it comes to movie's and novel's). The only similarities between Bel Ami and Dangerous Liaisons that I can pin point is the general time era, Uma Thermon (great in both) and the multiple of beautiful women as man characters to the story. Other then that the plots are distinctively different. I basically just wanted to write a review to tell people to give the movie a chance if you enjoy other movies set in similar times, if only to see what i thought to be a really great performance from Patterson. The Three leading ladies were all lovely and distinctively their own throughout. I very rarely have little to criticise about a movie but give this movie a 6/10. hopefully that was helpful :)