Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%
... View MoreThe movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.
... View MoreIt really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
... View MoreGreat movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
... View MoreFeatherweight French comedy, laughs lighter than an over whipped soufflé. Man, his sister and brother-in-law operate a small outfit designed to break apart unhappy couples. Prevent the doe eyed innocent from marrying the cheat, the abuser, the jerk. All's fair. Only rule - they do not break up happy relationships. Before you can say, "that sounds ..." the man owes thousands to a loan shark and a very juicy offer comes from a gangster type to stop his daughter's upcoming marriage. The engaged couple is deliriously happy, yet the heartbreaker needs the money. Narrative not only thin and predictable, but more than a little creepy. To learn about the fiancé, a lot of time is spent spying and stalking. Cameras in bedroom and bathroom. Nothing is humiliating is acting shown, but if you think about it, someone was watching everything. Fans of Romain Duris, he has better films out there.
... View MoreYes, it's *another* romantic comedy. And yes, there's nothing very original or groundbreaking here. But once you know what you're getting into, this is a really enjoyable watch with lots of funny moments. Perhaps it's just because the French style makes it feel a little different from the jaded American/British 'rom com' genre. Or perhaps the credit should go to the leads, Romain Duris and Vanessa Paradis, who were both great. Who'd have thought Paradis would pop up in this of all places. The movie for me was let down only by the ending, which was entirely predictable, but I still laughed along all the way! Recommended light viewing.
... View MoreThrowing a maimed dove down a sand dune, then announcing "It won't fly", was not funny. Concussing a woman into unconsciousness multiple times with a metal pot, no matter how disgustingly she was behaving, was not funny. The premise? A 3-person "team" of French people make their money by breaking up the marriages of women too stupid to know they are actually unhappy. One of the team is a hulking, creepy, too- loud peeping-tom half-wit slob (the main character should have broken up HIS marriage) braying into the camera every other scene-- what in heaven's name are people finding entertaining about this dud?? The movie features a two very underweight (in more ways than one) French people who have absolutely no chemistry. I'd rather watch water boil. These two leads are incredibly, painfully, bony! When they embraced, they must have rattled. And the teeth! Good lord, the teeth. Though it was nice to see the ritzy interiors of the tony Monte Carlo hotels, but baby, that was it. Other than a few sunsets over the Riviera, this movie was complete waste of time. Silly, if not stupid. If only IMDb allowed us to award negative-stars. That's the only way this movie would see 10 of anything.
... View MoreWhy did I rate this a 9. Because this movie sort of finds the line between romance and comedy. It does not try to make a statement or deliver cheap laughs. The movie is beautiful and classy (beautiful like Mr Beans holiday). The scenery is good enough so you can just stare at the background with awe(I once did) and well I don't want to give away anything so go see the movie it is beautiful. They mix music with the scenes very very well The main actress is beautiful I mean the persona not just looks you can stare at her if you don't like the countryside :)(little bit of clementine effect in ESOTSM if you know what I mean) Also there are no plot holes "where it matters". The problem with watching these is that you find it hard to watch a Hollywood movie later because they sort of rush somethings.Much much better than most of the Hollywood rom coms that came in recent times and pretty much entertainning
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