The film turns the miscommunication between cultures into an utterly lifeless romantic comedy best appreciated as a travel guide for first-time tourists to Paris.
It suffers from sheer sloppiness of script that results in scenes of comedic frivolity coming off as screechingly forced.
Director Rob Reiner describes the film’s past as a “rich kind of Gatsby world.” Yeah, riiiiiiiiight.
The film suggests a grueling seminar for screenwriters with writer’s block.