when the title of metroland start it instantly remind me of the rachel weisz black comedy beautiful creature which have be on the previous night . the title sequence be so similar it be uncanny a the camera travel along a rail track to a hypnotic beat . mind you if i remember correctly thing actually happen in beautiful creature and hardly anything happen in metroland i think this problem isn ` t help by the fact there some french input to this movie and yes despite it be set in middle england metroland be an anglo french co production not a very succesful combination at the best of time and even a big failure where film making be concern . you see the french give the world the concept of film study and analysis which mean a french critic or a french audience will be able to strip away the veneer of what on screen and draw their own conclusion a to what the story be really about an english speaking audience win ` t which mean this critic here can only see a slow moving romantic comedy with a very episodic nature . have you ever be invite to a dinner party where all the guest know each very well and just talk amongst themselves make you feel very leave out . that how i felt watch metroland and and couldn ` t help think it might have be far well if the story have be set in paris with an entirely french cast .