Evoking Doris Day and Audrey Hepburn movies, Populaire follows this festival's first night traditions as a frothy comedy with old-fashioned sexist overtones, charming as only the French can make them!
The plot twists are just that -- twists meant to keep us watching -- rather than the dramatic developments of a genuinely great show. But it is definitely great fun and the cast is jaw-droppingly good.
The film is French, frothy and frolicky....fun! Not huge fun, but lots of fun. It's also trite. It even has a scene in it where the lovers run toward ...
Heartbreaker is the kind of romantic comedy that Hollywood doesn't seem to know how to make anymore -- one that's actually both witty and romantic, with just the right accent of sadness and loss thrown in.