Movie #790 "Shall We Kiss?" I like the idea of this film but not necessarily the journey along the way. See, there's an inside story and an outside story that all center on the importance of that first kiss --- well, I like the idea of a film on that first kiss, because after all, one of the first short films in the history of film was entitled "The Kiss" --- but I found I was more interested in the shorter, outside story rather than the inside story. Why? Well, the lead characters in the inside story were less interesting than Melba Toast. Kind of like a you tube I just watched about the "bitchy resting place" (incidentally, check the you tube out --- hysterical!) and thought what a good way to describe the two main characters in this film --- they were so stoic, and although that adds a little humor to the love story and their awkwardness with each other, that got stale after awhile. Oh, and then there's the end to both stories. The inner story tells us it is tragic, and it was kind of unbelievable to me how it got there, so that wasn't very successful --- and the outer story was kind of "out there", and if I would have known where the journey was taking us in this film, I don't think I would have bothered.
Shall We Kiss?2007NR102 minutes I give it 3.8 stars out of 5 stars
After a lovely evening, Gabriel (Michael Cohen) offers his new acquaintance, Émilie (Julie Gayet), a goodnight kiss. As much as she'd like to indulge, Émilie declines and recounts the story of Nicolas (Emmanuel Mouret) and Judith (Virginie Ledoyen), best friends whose innocent smooch ended in disaster. Written and directed by Mouret, this charming romantic comedy set in Nantes, France, reflects on the consequences and complexities of love.
- Cast:
- Virginie Ledoyen, Emmanuel Mouret, Julie Gayet, Michael Cohen, Frédérique Bel, Stefano Accorsi, Mélanie Maudran, Marie Madinier, Lucciana de Vogüe, Jacques Lafoly
- Genre:
- Foreign Comedies, Foreign Romance, France, Foreign
Availability: streaming until 9/15/2013
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