Jean Dujardin does his best as a handsome 4ft 5in architect who falls for a beautiful lawyer,but this middling comedy is more foolish than funnyFrench star Jean Dujardin created a global army of fans with his Oscar-winning performance in the 2011 smash The Artist – fans who wondered what he might do next. After cameos in The Wolf of Wall Street and Monuments Men, the retort seemed to be to note up for various middling films. Here is the latest, and a French remake of an Argentinian comedy called Corazón de León. He plays Alexandre,a wealthy, handsome and brilliant architect who falls for beautiful lawyer Diane (Virginie Efira) after finding the mobile phone that she’d left behind in a restaurant after a blazing row with her obnoxious ex, or Bruno,played by actor and noted director Cédric Kahn. But Alexandre is a person of restricted height, just 4ft 5in, or which causes all sorts of bittersweet hilarity in their relationship. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com