French Girl

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Ariane d @Ari__gypsy Dec 14 I really enjoyed that movie! Being perfectly bilingual and from Quebec would be a request to be able to appreciate all the references and all the beauty of it, but u was touch by the way it’s filmed, what they are showing of the traditional French Canadian family and the love story in the movie. It’s different from what is out there and the acting is absolutely on point! I’m surprise to see the bad reviews, but I really think it’s a language barrier, if you want to see a romantic comedy that is a little different and shows you some good Quebecois! This is it. See more K B @CinematicFilm Oct 19 While the cast ensemble is great. The jokes feel stale, stiff and cringeworthy at best. It lacks everything to make it funny and charming. I had to turn off the movie halfway through given that I‘m still waiting for it to hit a funny note. A movie to pass time in the background at best unfortunately. I was hoping it would be funnier than it is. See more Alfred M @RT65086384 Sep 16 This is the dumbest movie i have had the misfortune of turning on. What a waste of time. See more Ted C @RT42087208 Sep 5 Anyone in real life as stupid and clumsy as Braff's character shouldn’t even have a girlfriend as intelligent and attractive as the “FrenchGirl”. Graffiti has never been more irritating. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 19 Funny in 1 hour and 50 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Some Sexual References and Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Ben D @RT87620530 01/23/2025 Maybe it just feels nice to watch a classic rom-com in 2024 (devoid of the raunchiness of No Hard Feelings) that gave French Girl an unexpected charm. The RT is a huge (26/71), although less than 100 total reviews exist as I write this and the movie doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page. Moreover, the title is (sort of) a misnomer — the titular “French Girl” (Evelyne Brochu), isn’t European French, but French-Canadian. I say “sort of” because I’ve heard French-Canadians simply refer to themselves as “French” before, although, the red, white, and blue picture for the movie makes me think the designers knew exactly what they were doing… Nevertheless, the plot is fairly rote and predictable concerning culture/language miscues, ex-lovers, and family tension, but what elevates this movie into the low-70s is it has plenty of legitimately funny moments. Zach Braff as Gordon Kinski is the stereotypical urban American — he rides his bike to his high school English teaching job in Brooklyn. And yes, he dresses up like Shakespeare to teach Shakespeare. Sophie’s (Brochu) ex-lover is the immaculate Ruby (Vanessa Hudgens) (*lesbian twist!*), who is photo-shopped good-looking, extremely successful, talented, and girl-bossy. Ruby holds Sophie’s career in the balance as she may just hire her for a chef position in a restaurant in a literal castle — you know the one, it’s in every photo of Quebec City. Ulterior motives abound. Will soy-boy Gordon’s wit be able to compete with the holistic and formidable excellence of the Sapphic goddess to retain Sophie’s heart?? Tune in to find out. Yes, it’s all very transparent, but it’s fun and light and Antoine Olivier Pilon as Sophie’s brother, Junior, is a welcome collateral character. The scenery is bucolic and majestic. It’s a good movie for what it sets out to be. See more Read all reviews

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