An average movie

I remember it quite well when this movie was released. Indeed, there was quite some buzz about it and it was even nominated for 5 Academy awards (it didn't win any after all). With all this and since I really loved 'What's eating Gilbert Grape', also directed by Lasse Hallstrom and starring Johnny Depp, I was really eager to check it out and I had some some rather high expectations about the damned thing. Eventually,  to be honest, I thought it was actually rather disappointing. I mean, it was not bad and the whole thing was really harmless, I'll give you that, but I just couldn't connect with this supposedly charming and whimsical tale. I don't know,  maybe it's because I'm French but it think I have never seen a more stereotypical French village before. I mean, except for Juliette Binoche who is obviously French,  every other actor seemed to come from somewhere else in the world which didn't have to be a problem but it had also an impact on their performances.  Indeed, on one hand, Binoche gave, as usual,  a very intense performance, clearly rising above this fluffy material, while all the other actors were far less convincing and they all seemed to belong to some average comedy creating some big clash concerning the tone. Still, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I have to admit that it was a decent watch but I'm definitely not a big fan of this movie. 

6/10