French Kiss
"Delightful! Ryan and Kline are irresistible." - Rita Kempley, The Washington Post
Meg Ryan (Sleepless in Seattle) and Kevin Kline (Dave) star in this bouncy romantic comedy about life, love and larceny.
When her fiance is smitten by a beautiful Frenchwoman, Kate (Ryan) flies to Paris determined to win him back. However, nothing prepares her for Luc (Kline), a cunning, sexy Frenchman with a gift for gab and a fondness for thievery. A self-proclaimed expert on affairs of the heart, Luc promises to help Kate win back her man. But one star-crossed misadventure after another sweeps them across France, ultimately changing them in ways they never dreamed possible.
Directed by Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill, Grand Canyon) French Kiss is "a delightful cinematic bon bon...the stuff of classic moviemaking." - The Hollywood Reporter
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Far from a favourite - Moir
A problem with feeling fair in writing a review, I think, is a voice inside questioning to the effect of how if someone is looking for a hockey game and ends up with a bowling show instead can they fairly rate the bowling show? Though I must admit I feel, after reading what I have just typed, that this remark is perhaps leaning over a bit too far in an attempt to be fair.
The actors certainly do competent jobs of comic moments and building a kind of forward momentum out of what feel like caricatures. But the plot felt to me a weak imitation of other stories (like the result of steeping a long exhausted herb tea bag).
If I had had foreknowledge I would not have rented it... {I cannot in fact now recall why I zipped it .. perhaps I was curious about something in the casting I had wondered about... Perhaps some genii twitched my hand and later wiped my memory of the incident?}One of my.... - Dakos
all time favourites. I have to admit Kevin Kline is geared for these types of roles in wacky comedies. He and Meg Ryan have such a chemistry here. She for me was perfectly cast as one of those "fish out of water" types while he has perfected these type of roles where his bumbling exploits leave to hilarious consequences. Even his French accent and dialogue was believable. Jean Reno was also nicely cast as his cop friend who tries to direct him on the straight and narrow. A must see.My favourite Movie ever! - Jessica
I'm not really a chick-flick kinda girl, but this one is my ultimate favourite! There are so many funny lines (funny enough that you laugh out loud!) that it could stand on it's own as a comedy (and drop the romance part) but then... the romance is great too. (ie "Lactose intolleraaaance" "Beautiful... wish you were here!" "I saw this and it reminded me of you!" -- warning... these are only funny if you watch the movie :) )
This movie is definitly worth a rent if you like older Meg Ryan Stuff (I'm talking SIS and YGM kinda Meg... -- since the botox and the divorce her stuff has kinda gone downhill) but anyway, this one makes you remember why she was such a HUGE star in the mid to late 90s.
I read somewhere that Kevin Kilne's French-man was spot on! I think he lives over there now with his family and was able to draw on that experience. He does a great job!
Anyway, This is a FUNNY FUNNY movie and I recommend everyone get this one on their Zip list today! :)
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Far from a favourite - Moir
A problem with feeling fair in writing a review, I think, is a voice inside questioning to the effect of how if someone is looking for a hockey game and ends up with a bowling show instead can they fairly rate the bowling show? Though I must admit I feel, ...One of my.... - Dakos
all time favourites. I have to admit Kevin Kline is geared for these types of roles in wacky comedies. He and Meg Ryan have such a chemistry here. She for me was perfectly cast as one of those "fish out of water" types while he has perfected these type of ...My favourite Movie ever! - Jessica
I'm not really a chick-flick kinda girl, but this one is my ultimate favourite! There are so many funny lines (funny enough that you laugh out loud!) that it could stand on it's own as a comedy (and drop the romance part) but then... the romance is great too. ...