It was a perfect blend of satire and tension.
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07/06/09
The Girl From Monaco (2009)
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Reviews Counted:49
Fresh:23
Rotten:26
Average Rating:5.7/10
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.
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... [More]
Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem, Louise Bourgoin, Stéphane Audran
Director: Anne Fontaine
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Reviews for The Girl From Monaco
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.
07/24/09
All three of the principal players are excellent and the film has a breezy, sexy tone that's harder to pull off than it looks.
03/11/09
The Girl From Monaco is a romantic comedy/drama, but the most appealing relationship has nothing to do with the girl of the title.
07/03/09
A clever genre-blender from Anne Fontaine, "The Girl From Monaco" is a romantic satire that achieves a delicate balance of motivation and risk reward or punishment on the social stage of its French Riviera town.
06/19/09
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.
07/24/09
A generally entertaining piece of fluff that's kept afloat by a weathered cast including Fabrice Luchini and Roschdy Zem.
07/24/09
In these roles, Fabrice Luchini and Roschdy Zem make an accomplished acting team.
07/02/09
There's little question that the movie will most be remembered for its introduction of the luscious Louise Bourgouin. Fontaine has a way at bringing out her oozing sex appeal without the movie ever feeling exploitative.
07/01/09
... an engaging and stylish film.
09/12/09
The comedy is subtle as is the subtle motif.
06/22/09
An uncommonly shrewd and funny farce.
07/24/09
This is only Louise Bourgoin’s first film, but as Audrey, a weather reporter and force of nature herself, she’s landed a role of unusual charm and complexity.
07/01/09
The postman may always ring twice, but a bodyguard doesn't even have to bother to knock.
07/12/09
The chemistry between each pairing of the three principals is surprisingly potent and that's what makes this film work.
07/02/09
This is a modest but expertly performed piece. And this summer, surrounded by lesser, louder, bigger and dumber diversions, it's especially welcome.
07/03/09
Top CriticSome movies create an inviting world for the viewer. This is one of them.
07/03/09
Top CriticDespite Bourgoin's dazzling presence, it's the hollow-eyed Luchini who quietly takes over the film.
07/23/09
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.
07/09/09
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.
07/17/09
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