On holiday in the south of France, chic Parisian sophisticate Violette meets life-loving IT geek Jean-René. Against all odds, there’s a real chemistry between them and at the end of the summer, Jean-René wastes no time in joining his beloved in Paris. But there’s trouble in paradise, and a third party swiftly appears to shatter the couple’s idyll: Lolo, Violette’s ultra-possessive 19-year-old son, who is determined to get rid of his mother’s lover, whatever it takes…
For all of its non-commonplace perspectives, the movie finally feels a bit thin.
– Glenn Kenny,
RogerEbert.com,
11 Mar 2016
rotten:
Delpy's portrayal - high-strung, neurotic, prone to mild hysterics - is so reminiscent of some of the actress's previous roles that it's hard to forget that you're watching Delpy, not Violette.
– Vanessa H. Larson,
Washington Post,
24 Mar 2016
fresh:
Lolo is fun and fresh to look at: Violette's habitat is fashion-world, Centre-Pompidou new Paris, blessedly free of the Louvre-and-Seine shorthand that sells French movies to American audiences.
– Ella Taylor,
NPR,
24 Mar 2016
rotten:
I appreciated the effort Delpy, directing her sixth feature, puts forth in trying to spice up the genre. But that doesn't mean I enjoyed it.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
31 Mar 2016
fresh:
Lolo happily takes the rom-com road less travelled, the one marked "Danger."