I didn’t know much about this film going in… just that it has great ratings, a lot of people seem to be watching it, and that’s it’s a French comedy. But something got lost in expectations… it’s not French, for one thing. It’s not a comedy for another. Most definitely not a comedy. And the title suggested a very different film than the one I walked into a theater to see… maybe a cringe comedy about a comedically bad person? Not that at all.

No, this is a relationship drama about a woman who always seems to want something different from the men in her life. It follows her as she deals with turning 30 and not having – or wanting – children and how that affects her boyfriend. Their relationship might not last… but maybe there’s another guy out there…

I just couldn’t get into this film. I recognize its qualities intellectually. The acting is pretty great, the drama is believable and relatable, and the directions it goes aren’t always predictable. And yet I couldn’t get into it emotionally and that’s required to enjoy the flick. There’s long, tragic sequences where I just sat in my movie theater seat thinking, “I bet some people will be weeping… but I just don’t care”.

I just didn’t like these characters enough to care about their existential crises. I didn’t hate them either… I was just… neutral. And I think this is just me… a normal, less cold-hearted, emotionally connected person would probably be really engrossed and moved by the film. Would more appreciate the cosmic joke that punctuates it. But I was constantly at arm’s length.

Which doesn’t mean the movie doesn’t have qualities and it’s not like I was ever really bored. I was just intellectually, logically, analytically watching something that wasn’t touching me emotionally. I suspect you would have a different take. Ignore me.

Score: 78