I Do is the story of lifetime bachelor Luis (Alain Chabat) who, after being bullied into potential marriage by his five sisters and doting mother, hatches a plan to pay Emma (Charlotte Gainsbourg), the sister of his best friend, to be the perfect girlfriend that unceremoniously dumps him at the altar.
So yes, it’s a romantic comedy, the mention of which usually alienates half of the population, generally the one in possession of a Y chromosome. However, the self deprecating wit and circumstance of I Do will strike a chord with more than just the Bridget Joneses of the world.
This French anthology of comic shorts on the theme of infidelity is an embarrassing misuse of Jean Dujardin's manifold screen charms.
A weirdly exhilarating piece of soap opera that morphs into a serious study of art and self-discovery.
By Henry Barnes
There’s something powerful here, but von Trier hasn’t quite managed to force it through the screen.
It takes a while for this slow-burning character study from Olivier Peyon to fully reveal its hand, but when it finally does it evolves into a sombre study of loneliness and old age.
Against wiser heads, better instincts and healthy cynicism, The Science of Sleep somehow prevails.
By Kevin Maher
