For some reason I really appreciated this movie - the quality of the story, the very solid and purposeful direction and the excellent acting by Vincent Macaigne. While the story about the trials and tribulations of the transatlantic relationship is certainly not a new one - we have seen it told a handful of times before and usually from a US perspective - this time we see it from a uniquely French perspective. Does the difference in mindsets and culture make for a difference in outcome? Will the French protagonist win back his American lady? What methods will he use to accomplish this and at what price?
We have a man blinded by love (and possibly some obsession thrown into the mix for good measure), wishing to turn back time and have a second chance at love, determined to overcome the transatlantic barrier and therefore uprooting his life in France and moving to New York. The director faces us with an age-old dilemma: how late is too late for a second chance at love with one person, and should there really be one single 'objective' answer to this?
