Globe And Mail: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, we know that. But where would a fanciful caprice register? Maybe some of us have a whimsy bone. But only some. Which explains why a French film like Amélie won fabulous reviews and the audience award at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival. Yet even at the festival screening, some patrons sprang from seats halfway through, about to shred their clothes, feeling an Incredible Hulk tantrum coming on.
