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Girl From Monaco, The (2009) Rank 5 Reviews
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NewsBlaze (Kam Williams)
The postman may always ring twice, but a bodyguard doesn't even have to bother to knock. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at NewsBlaze (Kam Williams)
Los Angeles Daily News (Rob Lowman)
Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Hollywood & Fine
"The Girl from Monaco" is full of surprises, never quite taking you where you expect it to. The chemistry between each pairing of the three principals is surprisingly potent and that's what makes this film work. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Hollywood & Fine
Wall Street Journal
Five years ago, in a review of Patrice Leconte's "Intimate Strangers," I wrote that Fabrice Luchini gave one of the best performances of that year in one of the year's best films. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Wall Street Journal
rogerebert.com
"The Girl from Monaco" is not more than an entertainment, but an assured and well-oiled one. It is about its characters, not its stars. It assumes an audience that appreciates complex motivations and an adult situation. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at rogerebert.com
San Francisco Chronicle
Audrey is Bourgoin's first screen role, and yet, either through Fontaine's guidance or her own sense of proportion, she never tries to charm or assure us. She keeps something in reserve and at times she even dares to be repellent. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at San Francisco Chronicle
Chicago Tribune
"The Girl From Monaco" is the good one. Some have had trouble with the film's tonal shift. I think it works; Fontaine's relaxed direction takes the hairpin curves with ease. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Chicago Tribune
Film Journal International
The look of the film is handsome, although the bold-colored scenes and costumes that complement the primary-colored weather girl Audrey and her milieu appropriately lack taste. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Film Journal International
ColeSmithey.com
This is a shrewd film that maintains a subtle layer of suspense before releasing its narrative trap. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at ColeSmithey.com
Compuserve
The Girl From Monaco may be talky like most other French movies but Anne Fontaine, the Luxembourg-born director, keeps the action flowing, the comedy subtle but clearly intended, and the serious motifs believable. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Compuserve
Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
It's not at all as disposable as it seems at first glance. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
NJ.com
Yet, in the end, "The Girl From Monaco" is as flighty as Audrey. It flits from theme to theme just as she skips lightly from man to man, never settling down for long. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at NJ.com
TwinCities.com
Also not what it seems? The movie itself. The title, the situation and the Riviera setting all suggest a sunny comedy, but "Monaco" takes a dark turn it can't quite pull off. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at TwinCities.com
Boxoffice Magazine
The Girl from Monaco causes unexpected complications for a sophisticated lawyer and the bodyguard who has been hired to protect him. In these roles, Fabrice Luchini and Roschdy Zem make an accomplished acting team. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Time Out
The Girl from Monaco is not To Die For, but for long stretches, it's just as unpredictable. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Time Out
Washington City Paper
Better, despite Boris' tidal waves of pessimism, the film's message is ultimately hopeful. The title refers to the character's key-to-life mantra: If it makes you happy, go with it. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Washington City Paper
Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
The French comedy-drama The Girl from Monaco demonstrates how an excess of liberté and fraternité can be hazardous to the health, especially where there is an absence of egalité. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Toronto Star (Bruce DeMara)
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Girl from Monaco isn't the only recent French flick to deal with murder, messy family histories and a sexy TV weathercaster. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer
The Onion A.V. Club
More than anything, The Girl From Monaco feels like an excuse to put Bourgoin in a skimpy white sundress then send her off in the pouring rain, riding off on a motor scooter. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Christian Science Monitor
Sometimes a film is best utilized as a travelogue. Such is the case with the comedy-drama "The Girl From Monaco," which isn't much of a movie but offers scrumptious views. Watching this movie makes you feel rich and sun-kissed and slightly decadent. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Christian Science Monitor
Boston Globe (Joel Brown)
One Guy's Opinion
The acting is okay-Luchini does his standard smug routine, Zem is persuasively stoic, and while Bourgoin is hardly on the Meryl Streep level, her gorgeousness covers a multitude of thespian sins-and the locales are lovely, well captured in widescreen by c ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at One Guy's Opinion
New York Post
"The Girl From Monaco" may be momentarily entertaining, but don't expect anything profound from the lightweight saga, written and directed by Anne Fontaine, as it wends its way to its contrived, TV-movie conclusion. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at New York Post
filmcritic.com
Fontaine, who co-wrote the script with Benoit Graffin, depends too heavily on structure for Monaco to really ensnare and is devoted so deeply to the humor and psychology of her May-December affair that she short-circuits the film's rushing erotic undercu ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at filmcritic.com
Washington Post
Zem and Bourgoin are great, but the movie is too frivolous to win anything but a dismissal in the court of moviegoer opinion. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Washington Post
The New York Times
If in the end the film is neither a cogent psychological thriller nor an effervescent sex comedy, it does at least have an interesting sense of place. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at The New York Times
Film-Forward.com
If a man had directed The Girl from Monaco, this erstwhile comedy would be labeled misogynistic-a charge that would stick. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Film-Forward.com
Boston Globe
The French still make sexy, enigmatic thrillers - "Swimming Pool" comes to mind - as well as charming, offbeat comedies. "The Girl From Monaco" tries to blend the two and ends up being, well, disappointing. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Boston Globe
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Like its protagonist, you end up with plenty to think about, puzzle over, and forget. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Slant Magazine
Girl from Monaco does ultimately spill some resolution, but the forced, momentary ramp-up from nothing to violent retribution that's required is laughably unsupported and exposes the entire film's enormous imbalance. ...read the complete Girl From Monaco movie review at Slant Magazine
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