Fresh
Lolo happily takes the rom-com road less travelled, the one marked "Danger."
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Overview
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…
Director and cast
- Julie Delpy Director
- Dany Boon as Jean-René
- Julie Delpy as Violette
- Vincent Lacoste as Lolo
- Karin Viard as Ariane
- René-Alban Fleury as Présentateur film Crédit Rural
- Antoine Lounguine as Lulu
- Christophe Vandevelde as Gérard
- Elise Larnicol as Élisabeth
- Christophe Canard as Patrick
- Nicolas Wanczycki as Médecin hôpital
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
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
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
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
Rotten
For all of its non-commonplace perspectives, the movie finally feels a bit thin.
Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com
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