It's neatly formatted, but if there's a message in the margins of this manuscript, "Populaire" doesn't spell it out.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 26, 2013

As romantic comedy it's uneven, but as an ode to something long gone, "Populaire" hits the right notes.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 19, 2013

Even when there's tragedy around the turn, it doesn't matter. Populaire plays like a musical - you expect anyone, at any time, to break into song.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 19, 2013

[Populaire] does run through the expected paces with admirable style, with a glossy, Technicolor production design that sometimes makes it seem it might have been made in the '50s, not just set there.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 13, 2013

Roinsard, who wrote his feature debut with Daniel Presley and Romain Compingt, is unabashedly in love with cheesy, cornball sentiment, which he dusts off and polishes to a fair-thee-well.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 12, 2013

Is this remake really necessary? Maybe not, but to worry about that is to risk missing out on a lot of fun.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 12, 2013

Roinsard labors mightily to eke laughs and excitement out of '50s secretaries in Technicolor dresses, towering heels, and awkward hairdos hammering away at keyboards, with limited success.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 12, 2013

[A] sweet but slight homage to the 50s and 60s.

| Sep 12, 2013

"Populaire" is catnip for a certain breed of twee Francophile.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 12, 2013

Deft execution by Roinsard and his appealing cast make the film a solid, genially retro entertainment.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 10, 2013

A genial, knowing throwback-a reminder of that stylish, half-imaginary era that thrived in Hollywood before Mad Men came along and pickled it in gin.

| Sep 6, 2013

The fabulous retro look and joie de vivre of this French lark are so infectious, it's easy to forgive its fatal flaw: Watching someone type is just not that interesting.

| Sep 6, 2013

"Populaire" tells the kind of transcendentally silly fairy tale that has long been a French cinematic specialty.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 5, 2013

While Populaire would still have suffered from being overlong and overfamiliar, a smoother leading man could have done much to boost the intended Cary Grant vibe.

| Sep 5, 2013

The less seriously the genial French comedy "Populaire" takes itself, the more amusing it is. Fortunately, with small exceptions, this film doesn't take itself very seriously at all.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 5, 2013

When things change to a rom-com template, things get slightly more rote, but in everything from film stock to (slightly overactive) score, "Populaire" is a nice shift to another time.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 5, 2013

Only those unversed in frothy, Weinstein-approved confections will wonder where Populaire is headed.

| Original Score: C+ | Sep 5, 2013

That clack-clack-clacking sound you hear is the pressing of the keys by the millions of screenwriters who've come up with similar high-concept comedy templates.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 3, 2013

Roinsard's feature-length debut is visually sharp, with period design that's eye-catching without being fussy or fetishistic. Too bad there's not much going on beneath the surface.

| Sep 3, 2013

A colorful and impeccably styled romantic comedy that manages to turn the speed-typing competitions of the 1950s into entertaining cinematic fodder.

| Sep 3, 2013