Au secours, j'ai trente ans!
2004 Comedy / Romance
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Summary
Tara, Kathy and Yann have remained friends since they were children. Now in their
early thirties, the time has come to reappraise their lives. Yann has settled down
into a seemingly happy relationship with his gay partner; Tara is cohabiting with her
boyfriend, an unsympathetic teacher who badly neglects her; and Kathy seems incapable
of having a long-term relationship with any man, in spite of the fact that she is the
most attractive of the three and has no difficulty attracting admirers. When he
learns he has cancer, Yann pressurises his two friends into make some radical changes
in their lives. Tara must leave her loathsome partner and Kathy must embark on her
first true love affair.
Review
Marie-Anne Chazel had a successful career as a comedy-actress behind her by the time she
decided to make her directorial debut with this lightweight romantic comedy.
Although the film isn’t going to win any awards for originality, it is fairly entertaining,
with some engaging performances from an attractive cast. The film’s beginning is
an instant turn-off, resembling a hurried reprise of half a dozen previous episodes in
a television serial (complete with irritating voice over). This probably isn’t
the most effective way of introducing characters to an audience, but thereafter the film
settles down into the conventional comedy-drama routine and gets better as the narrative
unfolds. It’s a pity that the film is so riddled with clichés and the characterisation
is so shallow, because, stylistically, the second half of the film is rather attractive
and, in some places, quite touching. It could be much better, but it’s still an
appealing little film.
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