Film Review – French Girl

Longtime actors, James A. Woods and Nicolas Wright (who both appeared in “Independence Day: Resurgence”) make their debut as writer/directors with “French Girl.” It’s a Canadian production, almost acting as a commercial for Quebec tourism, and it hopes to delight audiences looking for a lighter film about relationships and slapstick comedy, following an American’s bumbling ways when it comes to the reality of his girlfriend’s past and present. It’s not refined work from the helmers, and they can’t resist the lure of formula, sticking with the rom-com playbook from beginning to end. “French Girl” has some charm in its cast and a few ideas worth pursuing, but the predictability of it all becomes too much in the final act, and Zach Braff’s star turn is hard on the senses, watching the actor teeter on the edge of obnoxiousness as he makes it his personal mission to be the most hilarious performer in the frame at all times. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com