One of my favourite genres is the romantic comedy. I have written the script for one so I like to watch as many as I can to learn what to do and what not to do. We are always getting nicely slick romantic comedies from Hollywood. I find that most rom/coms from other countries are not as slick as so can be better because they look and feel different. Not every joke feels like it has been carefully crafted. The French usually do a good job of this and make some great rom/coms. There are some good points with this film but there is too much going against it. The plot is quite interesting with two socially awkward people falling in love. But I don't think the film is as funny as it could have been. The writers have not used the premise to its full comedic potential. The film is also lacking in substance. It is a very short film and so all we get is the story of the main couple. It would have been nice to flesh the film out a bit with more of the supporting characters. This was another area the writers could have used to get more jokes. The one good thing the film did was make me crave chocolate.
Benoit Poelvoorde does a very good job as the socially awkward owner of a failing chocolate business. With his co-star Isabelle Carre they make a very charming couple. They both play the awkwardness of their characters well and despite being a bit weird you come to like them. As mentioned above the rest of the cast do not get very much to do except be window dressing. I wish they had more to do.
Another delightful French rom/com that sadly lacks substance. As a warning you might want to take a bar of chocolate with you as you will no doubt be craving some after the film.
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