Review of The Hairdresser's Husband (1990) by Richard C — 03 Dec 2010
If you like French romance, this film won't disappoint, despite the sense of lacking closure towards the end. I'm a sucker for virtually anything French, so I expect many won't be as attracted to the plot since it can kind of meander with positive emotions.
A personal account told and shown at extreme age differences, one stage at the age of sexual awakening, and another at the height of sexuality and consummated love (The target women, interestingly, are at opposite ends in age).
It was mistakenly mentioned as disturbing on a website, but it's the exact opposite: warm, feel-good, cozy, too-good-to-be-true, and serene (And sometimes sexually provocative). The characters are good people all around and there's just no way one can dislike them, especially knowing one of them personally as a curious youth.
One of its flaws, which also makes the climax predictable, is the continuous tone of a romantic utopia. Similar events, with a similar spirit, prevent a sense of an escalating plot, and it makes the ending abrupt with a sense of unquenched thirst, so to speak.
This review of The Hairdresser's Husband (1990) was written by Richard C on 03 Dec 2010.
The Hairdresser's Husband has generally received very positive reviews.
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