Lots of hot button topics in this movie- LGBTQ, Muslims, Jews, racism, xenophobia, interracial and inter-religious relationships, polyandry, etc, which makes this movie deeper than it wants to be. I like the way they explore these issues, but some of it's not done very realistically. I like the food element, and how it brings two very unlikely people together. But I really want to smack Simone, who continually hurts people she supposedly loves. I like the idea of the story, but I just think it could have been executed better. The ending was terrible, but interesting. Overall, I didn't love the movie but it was thought-provoking, which is saying something.
My main sore point with this movie is the voice-overs. It was very distracting to know the characters were speaking French and yet all I heard were English speakers (in North American accents) in voices that don't belong to the actual players. They are French people in France and I really wanted to hear their actual voices. Whatever happened to subtitles????
My main sore point with this movie is the voice-overs. It was very distracting to know the characters were speaking French and yet all I heard were English speakers (in North American accents) in voices that don't belong to the actual players. They are French people in France and I really wanted to hear their actual voices. Whatever happened to subtitles????