First of all, I loved the actors. Romain Duris is one of my favorite. He manages to conceal some of the weaknesses of a plot, if there is any, in every film he stars in. His best parts so far have been in "L'auberge espagnole", "Le poupées russes", "De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté", "Le péril jeune". In this new film, you can see also the brilliant acting of Vanessa Paradis. You certainly know her as the wife of the actor Johnny Depp ; you will find out she is also a very good actress.
The plot is the main thing that bothered me. There is no explanation in the film as to the reason this rich businessman hires the heart-breaking team. After all, I doubt many women would turn down the proposal of the handsome and generous man the main woman character is supposed to marry. To give you a picture : He owns a plane, he gets food to beggars in the street, he is involved in humanitarian aid to Africa. His only real flaw is that he's not there ! Sometimes the characters may seem quite unsophisticated. The ending is exactly what you can expect from love movies : She runs away from the wedding, they get together, he confesses he lied to her, but she forgives him and the wind up kissing. Nothing unusual, different, or exciting. These kind of scenes can really make the whole film look silly and corny to an unforgiving audience.
Nevertheless, I encourage you to go see this movie. Most of the time, it's great fun, and after all, you may not be bothered by the little flaws in the plot that I mentioned. And there is this very funny Belgian guy who is supposed to monitor the whole operation, and provide all kinds of material to the professional seducer.
The plot is the main thing that bothered me. There is no explanation in the film as to the reason this rich businessman hires the heart-breaking team. After all, I doubt many women would turn down the proposal of the handsome and generous man the main woman character is supposed to marry. To give you a picture : He owns a plane, he gets food to beggars in the street, he is involved in humanitarian aid to Africa. His only real flaw is that he's not there ! Sometimes the characters may seem quite unsophisticated. The ending is exactly what you can expect from love movies : She runs away from the wedding, they get together, he confesses he lied to her, but she forgives him and the wind up kissing. Nothing unusual, different, or exciting. These kind of scenes can really make the whole film look silly and corny to an unforgiving audience.
Nevertheless, I encourage you to go see this movie. Most of the time, it's great fun, and after all, you may not be bothered by the little flaws in the plot that I mentioned. And there is this very funny Belgian guy who is supposed to monitor the whole operation, and provide all kinds of material to the professional seducer.