A heavily eroticised Arterton enlivens the lumpy Franglais dialogue and Luchini wrings laughs from the unlovely vantage of voyeuristic saddo. But that's not enough to hold the film together, or, indeed, the viewer's interest.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 7, 2016

Arterton has flirty fun with the title role, and her scenes with Luchini boast a satirical crackle that's missing elsewhere.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 23, 2015

Poor Arterton. She's genuinely gifted, but comes across as a lightweight.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 21, 2015

The filmmakers take great pleasure in highlighting the cultural differences between the British and the French in every area from gastronomy to lovemaking.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 20, 2015

What a piece of petit bourgeois mediocrity it is.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 20, 2015

The refashioning of classics can work well in some instances, but this instance is not one of those.

| Aug 20, 2015

It's silly but enjoyable - and Luchini is, as ever, very elegant.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 20, 2015

A sly, smart, funny romp that sends up story-lovers who look at people and see characters.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 20, 2015

While the Norman vistas are glorious, the storytelling lacks wit and charm.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 20, 2015

Arterton may never entirely shrug off her air of head girl, but she does loosen up a smidgen here, and it's fun to see.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 20, 2015

The tone is uneven, creaking between uproarious comedy bonking and serious(ish) drama.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 17, 2015

One wishes these modernized spins might include less leering at their heroine's rack.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 16, 2015

Director Anne Fontaine eroticizes her porcelain-skinned star but also adds some subversively feminist flourishes.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 9, 2015

Like Chabrol, Fontaine has a way of making you laugh, on an off, for 90 minutes, before leaving you feeling a little queasy from too much truth.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 25, 2015

The novel, of course, is one of the towering achievements in literature, and this trivial movie has no idea what to do with it.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 14, 2015

How is it possible that such blatant male wish fulfillment came from a female director and a graphic novel by a woman, writer-artist Posy Simmonds?

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jun 11, 2015

The script flattens the main characters and makes one nostalgic for Flaubert's observational acumen.

| May 31, 2015

After a while, the film feels more like a cute conceit that hasn't really been developed further. It's intriguing, and very well-acted, but empty.

| May 29, 2015

Underscores the notion that what we're watching isn't merely the life of a complicated woman, but rather the actions and choices of that woman as seen through a man's eyes and a man's judgment.

| May 29, 2015

"Gemma Bovery" is all construction and snooty winks, no emotion. We really don't care what happens to Gemma or anybody else ...

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 29, 2015