City of Lost Children

Three and a half stars out of four. A very strange movie. Tad bit confusing too, something I'll have to watch again to understand it all. Also, this movie is in French, but with the miracle of DVD's you can change it to English. Very enjoyable though. Basic synopsis: An old man steals the dreams of children that are kidnapped by this strange religious group that can only see with a mechanical eye, and hear with mechanical ears. There's also these two Siamese twins, and they employ orphans to steal stuff. All through this, the focus is on one of the orphans, Miette, and her friend One, the circus strong man, as they look for his little brother, Denree, who was kidnapped.
Final comments, it would be a great family film if it weren't for that one scene with the topless women running out of the bar. But hey, it's France. As my friend's French mom says, you never know when the French are going to take their clothes off.

City of Lost Children