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The Girl From Monaco (2009)

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Reviews Counted:48

Fresh:23

Rotten:25

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: Undeniably slight, this satiric thriller suffers from an uneven tone and a relative lack of thrills, but solid performances from the cast help keep it afloat.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for some sexual content and language.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jul 3, 2009 Limited

Box Office: $422,746

Synopsis: A brilliant and neurotic attorney (Fabrice Luchini) goes to Monaco to defend a famous criminal. But, instead of focusing on the case, he falls for a beautiful she-devil (Louise Bourgoin), who turns... A brilliant and neurotic attorney (Fabrice Luchini) goes to Monaco to defend a famous criminal. But, instead of focusing on the case, he falls for a beautiful she-devil (Louise Bourgoin), who turns him into a complete wreck. Hopefully, his zealous bodyguard (Roschdy Zem) will step in and put everything back in order... Or will he? --© Magnolia Pictures [More]

Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem, Louise Bourgoin, Stéphane Audran

Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem, Louise Bourgoin, Stéphane Audran, Jeanne Balibar, Gilles Cohen

Director: Anne Fontaine

Director: Anne Fontaine
Screenwriter: Anne Fontaine, Benoit Graffin
Producer: Bruno Pesery, Philippe Carcassonne
Composer: Philippe Rombi
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

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Dec 15, 2009

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
10/22/09
Film Threat

... an engaging and stylish film.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
09/12/09
Emily S. Mendel
Emily S. Mendel
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Full Review Source: New Republic | comment Comment
09/09/09
Stanley Kauffmann
Stanley Kauffmann
New Republic
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Fontaine can't seem to decide whether she's making a dry sex farce or a slow-burn thriller, and the movie never really commits to either.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
09/03/09
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

If you think I'm being tasteless, you should see the movie.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
07/24/09
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

C'est dommage.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
07/24/09
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

The Girl from Monaco is a tease.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
07/24/09
Jennie Punter
Jennie Punter
Globe and Mail
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An uncommonly shrewd and funny farce.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
07/24/09
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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Luchini's trademark mannerisms, which in some films can be irritating, are here perfectly judged and appropriate. Zem confirms his growing stature as a boxoffice attraction, [and] Bourgoin does well to keep her character from veering into caricature.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
07/24/09
Bernard Besserglik
Bernard Besserglik
Hollywood Reporter
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Luchini, who could read the phone directory and make it sound exciting, has completely nailed the soft-skinned, flabby, middle-aged lawyer who hides his hang-ups behind a barrage of verbiage.

Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
07/24/09
Dan Fainaru
Dan Fainaru
Screen International

A generally entertaining piece of fluff that's kept afloat by a weathered cast including Fabrice Luchini and Roschdy Zem.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
07/24/09
Derek Elley
Derek Elley
Variety
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As a solid thriller, La fille de Monaco feels like it's missed the mark.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
07/24/09
Bruce Demara
Bruce Demara
Toronto Star
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Despite Bourgoin's dazzling presence, it's the hollow-eyed Luchini who quietly takes over the film.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
07/23/09
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

The film doesn't add up to much in the end, but if you like leggy, flirty blondes, dark, brooding tough-guy bodyguards and fussy middle-aged lawyers, it's entertaining.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
07/17/09
Rob Lowman
Rob Lowman
Los Angeles Daily News

The postman may always ring twice, but a bodyguard doesn't even have to bother to knock.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
07/12/09
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

The French comedy-drama The Girl from Monaco demonstrates how an excess of liberté and fraternité can be hazardous to the health, especially where there is an absence of egalité.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
07/10/09
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Like its protagonist, you end up with plenty to think about, puzzle over, and forget.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
07/10/09
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

It's not at all as disposable as it seems at first glance.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
07/09/09
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

Luchini and Zern develop a nice rapport in their scenes together that helps to keep the whole enterprise afloat and Bourgoin is enough of a looker to explain why both would become so infatuated with her.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/09/09
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
eFilmCritic.com

C'est dommage, I have encountered a real French dud!

Full Review Source: Kaplan vs. Kaplan | comment Comment
07/07/09
Jeanne Kaplan
Jeanne Kaplan
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