Dorota Dyman

Except for the battle scenes which are spectacular, the movie drags on with little coherence and true emotion. I watched it during an airplane flight, otherwise I would probably get up and leave. Bad acting, bad writing, the relationships and personal motivations foggy and uninteresting. Even the erotic scenes were crudely made. A wasted opportunity to show a very important part of European history.

Being a fan of Woodie Allen, as well as of Paris and The French language, the movie delivered all these goodies in abundance. The language, the city and Woody’s irony, are all at its best. What would appear to be a rather banal extramarital love affair, turns into a thriller with a dark plot. The somewhat surprising ending is quite Woody Allen-asque, the characters are well defined and very well dressed, the Parisian exteriors and interiors are beautifully filmed, in short, the movie delivers on all levels, and was well worth watching. I’d give 5 stars, except for a certain psychological simplicity which made it less than great. But a very satisfying, very watchable entertainment.

My husband and I walked out after 10 minutes, seeing where it was going. Total waste of time and money.

Dated by now, poorly written and oversexed, the movie is a titillating piece of soft porn, or worse.