French Girl

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Ben D 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. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/25 Full Review Yuriria M An interesting plot, very funny script, and visually beautiful. I found it authentic and fresh. The casting couldn’t have been done better. It’s a more European humor than American. Quebec looks like one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/25 Full Review Matt B Is Zach B entering his Woody Allen phase? Slightly rumpled older guy with a fabulous, younger co-star who is mysteriously in love with him, he then fucks it up with his insecurities, but still gets the girl? Evelyne Brochu is luminous (and if you look at her IMDB profile is clearly a star in her native Canada), but is just murdered by the wooden, obvious dialogue and plot. The bits with her family are the best part of the movie, and Vanessa Hudgens plays a pantomine villain straight out of a Disney movie - she is gorgeous (duh) but just criminally under-used and cliche. Try harder Zach! Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/16/24 Full Review Audience Member Hilarious; a great family and friends comedy. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Holiday S Gross, this repugnant Braff in a cringe, creepy romance. No, just... no. Go away in obscurity, Zach Braff, where you belong. (Google: KickStart Zach Braff or Punk'd Zach Braff.) Why would anyone hire him? Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Phillip E Doris Day would have been in this movie if made 50 years ago. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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