In most of his films, Fabrice Luchini plays very ordinary looking little guys--nice but far from a lady-killer. Here, he plays pretty much the same sort of nice, safe guy...and inexplicably, a gorgeous, young free-spirited lady seems to want him! What gives?!
When the film begins, Bertrand (Luchini) has been hired to defend a rich lady in a murder case in Monaco. She apparently killed her gigolo boyfriend...a man with mob ties! Bertrand seems like a good choice--he's a well respected lawyer and his image is squeaky clean. However, because of the mob involvement, his client orders a bodyguard, Christophe (Roschdy Zem) to stick to Bertrand and protect him...just in case. While Bertrand isn't comfortable with this at first, he comes to like the very laconic Christophe.
Early on his time in Monaco, Bertrand meets Audrey (Louise Bourgoin) at the local news station. She is a VERY chipper and full of life...and oddly seems very interested in Bertrand. In fact, she soon begins to throw herself at him...and you wonder why. Perhaps she's turned on by how successful he is....perhaps she's an evil assassin...perhaps she's just had a head injury! All you know is that she not only wants to be with him...she WANTS him and is more than willing to put out for him! And, at the same time, Christophe, who knows Audrey, is NOT happy about all this and advises Bertrand to keep his distance from her. So what is going to come of all this? See this movie.
Generally, I would say that you should watch ANY Luchini film. He is a delightful actor and has a habit of picking really interesting projects and he's one of my favorite Frecnh actors. Even in his less than great films, he is never boring and plays the sort of character the viewer can't help but like. This is THE reason I watched this movie in the first place...Luchini.
So is this a really good Luchini film? No. His acting is great and I enjoyed the film BUT the ending is a real downer. Worth seeing, yes....but the ending really left me frustrated.
When the film begins, Bertrand (Luchini) has been hired to defend a rich lady in a murder case in Monaco. She apparently killed her gigolo boyfriend...a man with mob ties! Bertrand seems like a good choice--he's a well respected lawyer and his image is squeaky clean. However, because of the mob involvement, his client orders a bodyguard, Christophe (Roschdy Zem) to stick to Bertrand and protect him...just in case. While Bertrand isn't comfortable with this at first, he comes to like the very laconic Christophe.
Early on his time in Monaco, Bertrand meets Audrey (Louise Bourgoin) at the local news station. She is a VERY chipper and full of life...and oddly seems very interested in Bertrand. In fact, she soon begins to throw herself at him...and you wonder why. Perhaps she's turned on by how successful he is....perhaps she's an evil assassin...perhaps she's just had a head injury! All you know is that she not only wants to be with him...she WANTS him and is more than willing to put out for him! And, at the same time, Christophe, who knows Audrey, is NOT happy about all this and advises Bertrand to keep his distance from her. So what is going to come of all this? See this movie.
Generally, I would say that you should watch ANY Luchini film. He is a delightful actor and has a habit of picking really interesting projects and he's one of my favorite Frecnh actors. Even in his less than great films, he is never boring and plays the sort of character the viewer can't help but like. This is THE reason I watched this movie in the first place...Luchini.
So is this a really good Luchini film? No. His acting is great and I enjoyed the film BUT the ending is a real downer. Worth seeing, yes....but the ending really left me frustrated.