Pretty Good

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

I had to create a quick account just to review this movie. It was truly fun. It's standard romantic comedy in a lot of ways with the innocent misunderstandings and the best friend support.Seeing all the sites in Paris and all of the humor about the different cultures and language misunderstandings set it apart from a typical rom/com though and made it hilarious and interesting at the same time. Most of the movie is in English and as an American it is amazing watching the actors switch easily from one language to another.As to reviewer who is criticizing the German acting..I really don't know what he is talking about. I thought the female lead was hilarious and that she could have a career in Hollywood. Who the other Germans are..I don't know. The other leads are french, Italian and English.Watch this movie for the humor and sweetness first and then for the sites of Paris.

Paolo Moretti (Vincenzo Amato) is an Italian who drives a Paris tour bus but according to him, everything in Paris is second rate compared to Italy. He proposes marriage to German stewardess Greta Kluge (Nora Tschirner) after living for almost 3 years together. Incompetent french model Cécile Laurent (Louise Monot) rides her bicycle beside his bus, and he is completely taken with her. Taking his friend Derek Meech (Paddy Considine)'s bad advise and due to a misunderstanding at the hospital, he gets involved with the french model and her kids. He hits her with his bus and now he has to take care of her. Meanwhile a french pilot friend keeps hanging around Greta.The multi-lingual dialog throws me off. The leads speak with accents anyways and I rather have it subtitled. I wanted to see this for Paddy Considine but he only has a small role. The leads have limited comedic timing and the language differences causes even more problems on that front. This rom-com is pretty pedestrian and flimsy. It has a weak light-weight charm but then he's chasing another woman around and it becomes unromantic. So the rom is pretty bad. They make up for it by backpedaling on the cheating idea but then the misunderstanding could be so easily explained if he just tells her the truth (minus the chasing her for her number). The comedy does have its moments of charm like him in the airplane toilet forcing her to talk to him. It's cute but not much more.

Girl on a bicycle 2013 is truly one of the best film ever made its light hearted,funny & filled with messages this not for only comedy lovers but for anyone who loves films this film is for audience members only strictly not for critics there are many movies made before this but this one is a true gem i am surprised that why this is not more famous & very few people have seen this i was lucky to see this today i enjoyed every minute of it.The Plot:Paolo is tour bus driver in Paris he has just proposed to his girlfriend Greta a German stewardess but when a young & beautiful girl Cecile who rides a bicycle stops on a signal besides his bus he feel connected but one day he runs her over from his bus she is injured & now he has to take care of Cecile & her 2 children soon this leads to confusions & hilarious situations till the climax.The Cast:its not a big budget film but the cast the director Jeremy Leven has assembled is pure fantastic Vincenzo Amato,Nora Tschirner & Louise Monot all of these actors have done a fabulous job.I wont discuss any further as it will take time i have to say do not miss this film please its shot in France on great locations & will kinda remind you of Amelie starting Audrey Tauto.Overall Girl On A Bicycle 2013 is a new age classic & future cult film its heavily underrated my rating is 10/10:Recommended.A Must See.

The movie is sometimes a sex romp and sometimes a family comedy. But it made me kind of queasy, especially, with the gratuitous nude scene of the klutzy model is an unfunny bit of slapstick, filming a commercial where she is unable to hold onto a bar of soap and keeps hitting the director in the head with the soap. These sort of scenes are grafted onto a sentimental plot where a very horny tour guide operator discovers a love for young children and family. This plot is set in gear by a mom who somehow allows her children to be attended to by the male stranger. At one point, the tykes tell the guy whom they confuse with their dad, , "aren't you going to bathe us?" Luckily, we are spared seeing that unsettling moment actualized.The movie has a cheesy Euro pop score that does it no favors as it floats in and out of the action.This is one of those movies whose plot could have easily been resolved with an ordinary conversation between the characters. Instead they are forced to adhere to the inane storyline and come off as brain addled libertines. Even the sensible flight attendant Greta has to act like a moron allowing her fiancé to lock himself in the plane's bathroom until she capitulates. Of course, the plane load of passengers serenade the lovers as they make up...I was getting a little airsick during that scene.While it has some pretty travelogue sections , the movie over all does not succeed.