A pleasant romantic comedy, that could do with a more eventful second half.
The first half of the plot focuses on the phobic Kate, having travelled to Paris to get back her fiancé after he ran off with the French Juliet, losing everything, and French thief Luc desperate to get at the necklace he has smuggled in her bag. Luc is a delightfully amoral hero and he enlivens every scene, while Kate is a sympathetic lead, lost, trapped and alone. Although, since Kate never manages to get a new passport, how is she on a plane at the end of the film?
The middle section of the film is sadly rather dull. Luc and Kate go to Luc's childhood home, the stereotypical cliché of quaint, simple vineyard folk in picturesque landscape and the pace disappears. Also Luc's desire to own a vineyard doesn't really fit with his personality of thieving, gambling and loose women and both leads act out of sorts during this lethargic portion of film.
The second half focuses on Luc helping Kate to win back her Charlie. This is all very romantic, but there are a lot less laughs than the first half and raises the question, what does sultry beauty Juliet see in Charlie?
Between Kate wanting Charlie, and Luc wanting the stolen necklace to buy his vineyard, the film charts the development of Luc and Kate's feelings for each other, and the understated nature of this romance is extremely well handled and enjoyable to watch.
French Kiss would be improved if the vineyard section was cut, and if a bit more actually happened, but it is an excellent example of a sweet and pleasurable romance with likable characters.
The first half of the plot focuses on the phobic Kate, having travelled to Paris to get back her fiancé after he ran off with the French Juliet, losing everything, and French thief Luc desperate to get at the necklace he has smuggled in her bag. Luc is a delightfully amoral hero and he enlivens every scene, while Kate is a sympathetic lead, lost, trapped and alone. Although, since Kate never manages to get a new passport, how is she on a plane at the end of the film?
The middle section of the film is sadly rather dull. Luc and Kate go to Luc's childhood home, the stereotypical cliché of quaint, simple vineyard folk in picturesque landscape and the pace disappears. Also Luc's desire to own a vineyard doesn't really fit with his personality of thieving, gambling and loose women and both leads act out of sorts during this lethargic portion of film.
The second half focuses on Luc helping Kate to win back her Charlie. This is all very romantic, but there are a lot less laughs than the first half and raises the question, what does sultry beauty Juliet see in Charlie?
Between Kate wanting Charlie, and Luc wanting the stolen necklace to buy his vineyard, the film charts the development of Luc and Kate's feelings for each other, and the understated nature of this romance is extremely well handled and enjoyable to watch.
French Kiss would be improved if the vineyard section was cut, and if a bit more actually happened, but it is an excellent example of a sweet and pleasurable romance with likable characters.