Starts OK. Typical french movie: food, family, smokes, party, unfaithfulness. Then he goes to South Korea. The second act - in the airport - is absurdly long, almost unbearable. Is it supposed to be funny, smart, an artsy statement of sorts? I don't know. Then his kids visit him, and it is long, painfully long. They eat, walk, talk, I could not care less, nothing happens! I stopped the movie 10 minutes before the end, I went to sleep. The only thing I liked was the disillusionment of his love interest: that was realistic.
Plot summary
Stéphane lives a quiet life as an eminent French Chef but when he decides to visit Soo, a mysterious Korean lady he fell in love with on Instagram, he'll embark on an adventurous journey full of discoveries.
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May 07, 2024 at 08:06 PM
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Could not care less
Nice for a change!
It's just different type of movie. We should all respect each other's personal space!
Rollercoaster
I've always been a huge fan of Alain Chabat, as an actor, a director and a human being. And this movie doesn't change that. He's so talented and so nice, he's been a positive person during all my life since I discovered La Cité de la Peur or Didier. A bit like a French Robin Williams or Bill Murray if I may. This movie is really good at some point and not that great at some other moments. The first part of the "second act" is the only thing that I really really liked. I could name it "The Waiting", it's funny and beautiful and the idea was awesome. Even the photography is better at this moment of the movie. Can't really tell why ! However, the first and third acts was not so good to me, especially the very end of the movie. I was waiting for more but it ended just like this... You will probably have Lost In Translition in mind when you start to watch the movie but it's not as good, even if there's a real effort here and once again Alain Chabat is amazing. About Bae Doona, she's almost like a dream and she doesn't have a lot of lines of dialogue but it's always a pleasure to see her. Anyway, you should probably watch it and make your own idea. As I said, there is some good in this movie and it's worth watching it.