Victoria

This is typical of modern state-subsidised French cinema but at least in many of the others they get and old star like G Depardieu or C Deneuve as the leading character which makes it more entertaining. Virginie Efira is OK as an actress but she is not a comedian.

The script is pathetic, the rest of the acting very basic and the filming amateurish in this wannabe Woody Allen story of a neurotic woman with a run-down sex life in upper-middle class Parisian society.

The cover says it is about a super-heroine in a hilarious comedy. This is blunt lies at the level of Donald' T fake news!!!! What a waste of French tax-payer money.

Give me more of "les intouchables", Bienvenue chez les ch'tis" but do not waste our time with this kind of films.

No pun intended - this is actually the title this was streaming under. And made it easier to find. Try to search for a movie called Victoria! This won't be the first that pops up (if that is deserved or not, I'll let you decide). This is about a woman who has not found herself - but also has to deal with a lot of ... well outside interference (this is also a wrestling term, but you get what I mean I assume).

Acting is really good - the movie makes sense. Even though one major side character (although I reckon you could see him as a major character) has weird motivations ... on the other hand can you really blame him? Same goes for the pair that is responsible for some ups and downs she has to go through. Not sure how the justice system works, but some things seem unfair too ... on the other hand, life never is entirely fair so there is that ... anyway, a decent movie overall with good performances.

In Bed with Victoria directed by Justine Triet has much to offer in a complex plot of misadventures by lead Virginie Efira. She takes in a young man whom she defended.He is an aupair and takes over her house and children. He then takes over her case. She doesn't know she loves him. He leaves after she wins her case. You will have to watch the film to see what happens. It is funny. Virginie goes to a shrink, a doctor, an acupuncturist, a tarot card reader, one night stands, and a client to find out why she is not happy. Even one of her young daughters rubs her back and says I love you while she cries. Am I too masculine in bed she asks Vincent LaCoste. The dalmatian dog hates anyone who gets near his female owner, and this becomes part of a very funny divorce case. There is also a big monkey. I like the true search for happiness. She wants more than to be an attorney.

I just watched Victoria on a pre-release exclusive showing, and I greatly enjoyed it. Virginie has a great talent for comedies, and romantic comedies, and this movie is no exception. However, Victoria a parallel, satiric, deeper layer beside the general comedy stream. However, it keeps it's promise to be a light movie for a weekend night to have fun. I enjoyed the occasional funny moments, too.

After the movie Virgine came on stage for a question and answer session. I learned that the movie has several elements of near-improvisation, as the actors had the liberty to live their roles fully and didn't had to go word by word by scripts, they had freedom to go further with interpretation when they felt to.

All in all, if you like French comedies, and you like Virginie Efira, you will enjoy Victoria a lot.

I literally watched it at 1.5x speed and I still want my hour back. That's how low-paced this film is. It's not a comedy, neither is it drama. Uninteresting story, definitely not entertaining. Waste of time.