Review of Go With Le Flo (2014) by Maxine W — 04 May 2014
Go With Le Flo is a charming romantic comedy. The movie is in German and French (English subtitles) and takes place in Berlin - excellent choice of setting. I found the writing to be witty and the comedic timing excellent - I do a lot of stage comedy so I appreciated that.
The cast is superb and, according to what I found on the web, they come principally from the Berliner Ensemble, the theatre founded by Berthold Brecht. Whatever their source, they are a gifted cast. The style is retro and seems to be drawing on the 1930's - 1940's, some writers say the director draws from Lubitsch and Wilder which seems fair.
I'm a fan of both of these directors so the "Lubitsch Touch" certainly worked for me. The story is paced very well and I found that the 90 minutes flew by. No small feat with a low budget movie.
Audience loved it too and it's always nice to be surrounded by people who appreciate a film. Sometimes I'm the only one laughing in a cinema and this time I wasn't. Third Act has an excellent change of tone - I won't spoil it here - suffice to say the ending delivers on the promise of the first two acts.
This review of Go With Le Flo (2014) was written by Maxine W on 04 May 2014.
Go With Le Flo has generally received very positive reviews.
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