It seems like the last few international films I've seen have all been French. Dans Paris is another in the line of fine French films with a distinct French feel. In this case, we get the story of two brothers and their father who live in Paris. Older brother has returned home from "the provinces" as a recently dumped depressed guy and younger brother is probably a stereotypical millennial (no ambition, serious entitlement, a bit of an ass). Father is just not sure how to deal with Mr. Depressed and the Ass. We get plenty of vistas of the Eiffel Tower and Paris the city. And we get plenty of efforts to get Mr. Depressed to "just snap out of it". While the fact that none of the characters quite know how to interact with him is more realisitic that we like to admit, in the end "just snap out of it" is offered as a realistic cure, and it just doesn't ring true. I understand the need to wrap things up nicely in 90 minutes, but in this case, it was a bit too easy. But this doesn't ruin the film. The brothers have some chemistry on screen and I found myself laughing on several occassions. No awards here, but pleasant enough.
3-stars
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