An amusing watch, this has a freshness and naturalism rarely found in the typically over-styled French romcom genre.
In Bed with Victoria(Victoria)
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France · 2016
Rated PG · 1h 37m
Director Justine Triet
Starring Virginie Efira, Vincent Lacoste, Melvil Poupaud, Laurent Poitrenaux
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Victoria Spick, a criminal defense attorney, goes to a wedding where she runs into her old friends Vincent and Sam. The next day, Vincent's girlfriend accuses him of attempted murder. Victoria reluctantly agrees to defend him, and at the same time hires Sam as an assistant. Her life is about to take a disastrous turn.
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The Playlist by Bradley Warren
In Bed with Victoria is buoyed by irresistible performances on the part of the titular lead (Virginie Efira) and inevitable romantic interest Sam (Vincent Lacoste). It is their turns that imbue the film with its energy, even if its generic formula and social milieu is at times too familiar.
The Hollywood Reporter by Jordan Mintzer
Triet tempers her style a bit while upgrading her production values (especially the vivid and colorful cinematography of Simon Beaufils), resulting in a movie that can feel both original and somewhat conventional — a classic working girl rom-com with just enough kookiness to set itself apart from the pack.
Screen Daily by Lisa Nesselson
In Bed with Victoria (Victoria) has its moments but too often falls short of the “oomph” that renders a comedy special.
If anything, what Triet has done is demonstrate that people are allowed to be complicated — and at times contradictory. And the tidy Hollywood ending betrays the fact that Victoria’s problems have less to do with sorting out who’s in her bed than what’s in her head.
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