Love in Translation

Michelle Argyris was adorable. Her and the girl that played her sister made the movie. I liked the story and the acting was great for the most part. It took a long time to like the lead male character but he was likable by the end. Michelle needs to be a leading lady more often. She's got everything it take to turn a mediocre movie into keeper. Her sister in the movie added something too. Worth watching.

The lack of chemistry between Michelle Argyris and Corey Sevier was distracting. It didn't help that Dan was being a jerk through at least 40 minutes (commercial run time) of the movie but once that passed, that was no longer the issue as far as chemistry. From then on I was amazed at the lack of emotional connection between the two. I never did like Dan.

The story wasn't completely derivative, but it wasn't that great either. There were no great highs or lows or surprises and there was barely any moment of conflict.

There is one pivotal event late in the move which was pretty stupid and yet from that point on it received constant attention. The more attention it received, the more ridiculous was it's believability, but then anyone who watches many of these movies knows that reality is often abandoned.

Cosette, the girl actually from France, had a fake sounding accent, but to my ear, when Julie spoke in French her accent was very good. Argyris sounded exactly as Julie was meant to be - an American with excellent training in languages.

This show is goofier than I expected and packed with gags. It does have the usual TV movie format, but that is buried underneath the quirky characters and unexpected situations. The cafe really feels like that of Friends/Frasier etc or the Cheers bar, with random people getting involved in the scene, which is one of many factors that give a sit-com vibe. The language learning / teaching is not entirely realistic, but not annoying enough for me to drop a star because they really have gone the extra mile to make this movie less run-of-the-mill. The characters don't always make the best choice, but they are all good-hearted, so nothing nasty happens.

If you have watched Emily In Paris, you wouldn't like to watch a really bad copying of it... Some scenes, the Music, the first actress, they are all trying to be like Emily In Paris! Anyway, i didn't like the movie at all, but it's ok to watch it if there is no new movie to watch...

About many Hallmark films I say nice. As a fair compromise about a genre not brilliant but comfortable . In this case, silly sounds more than reasonable. Not for film itself but for many scenes. The dialogue is the best example. So, a film with Corey Sevier, saved by French language, unrealistic at whole but acceptable. So, silly puzzle, not so bad use of classic recipe - the parents of Daniel are the basic explanation.