Possibly it's best to come to this film with low expectations, but I loved it. I loved the look of belle epoque Paris, loved the total lack of Americanism, and yeah, kind of fell in love with the leading lady, who has charisma and sex appeal of a kind you just don't see with American actresses who have had it stripped out of them.
I suppose some of the humour doesn't really click, it's trying to be like Richard Lester or Blake Edward comedies of the 1960s, but you get the feeling the director doesn't quite have funny bones. He's better with the tragic aspects of the film, which concern Adele's sister in a coma. This is helped by Eric Serra's wonderful score.
I suppose some of the humour doesn't really click, it's trying to be like Richard Lester or Blake Edward comedies of the 1960s, but you get the feeling the director doesn't quite have funny bones. He's better with the tragic aspects of the film, which concern Adele's sister in a coma. This is helped by Eric Serra's wonderful score.
