La fille de Monaco 2008

Ben Lyons, At the Movies: The film dances around suspense and satire, but achieves little of both. Read more

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: This is a modest but expertly performed piece. And this summer, surrounded by lesser, louder, bigger and dumber diversions, it's especially welcome. Read more

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: The film, having paraded itself fairly clumsily as a romantic comedy with psychological twists, turns absurdly serious on the treacherous roads that hug Monaco's cliffs. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Despite Bourgoin's dazzling presence, it's the hollow-eyed Luchini who quietly takes over the film. Read more

Noel Murray, AV Club: Fontaine puts a string of similarly striking images in succession, but they don't really coalesce into a movie. Read more

Joel Brown, Boston Globe: The Girl From Monaco doesn't seem to know whether it wants to be a sprightly sex comedy or an enigmatic little thriller. Unfortunately, it's neither very funny nor very thrilling. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: An uncommonly shrewd and funny farce. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: ...isn't much of a movie but offers scrumptious views. Watching this movie makes you feel rich and sun-kissed and slightly decadent. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: It's often sparkling, always stylish -- but ultimately no more significant than another day at an overpriced resort. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: The Girl From Monaco may be momentarily entertaining, but don't expect anything profound from the lightweight saga as it wends its way to its contrived, TV-movie conclusion. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: At best diverting, at worst an almost self-parodic compendium of French film cliches. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The Girl from Monaco is not more than an entertainment, but an assured and well-oiled one. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: Some movies create an inviting world for the viewer. This is one of them. Read more

Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: The Girl from Monaco is a tease. Read more

Bruce Demara, Toronto Star: As a solid thriller, La fille de Monaco feels like it's missed the mark. Read more

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Derek Elley, Variety: A generally entertaining piece of fluff that's kept afloat by a weathered cast including Fabrice Luchini and Roschdy Zem. Read more

Scott Foundas, Village Voice: The modest pleasure of the film issues chiefly from the performances. Read more

John Anderson, Washington Post: For all the elasticity of the form, Anne Fontaine's Girl is still a cloying bit of business, rarely very funny and never smart enough to make a solid point, at least about anything we don't already know. Read more