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The film is, simply put, Jean Reno meets Juliette Binoche (or vice versa) at Paris airport. Rose, played by Binoche, loses her cell phone, and borrows one from Reno's character Felix. After we see several more rather complicated (some say contrived) events at the airport -- like, bad weather, strike, and so on -- they decide to spend the time together before the flight. They know they are going to part soon, never to meet each other again, but as you soon realize, they don't know whether they should continue the original plan of the trip.

The basis of romantic comedy is all here. Surprisigly, the film is originally written for American production about ten years ago, but the final result is absolutely French, or European. The characters are more mature than the ones in Hollywood-made films, and sometimes do or say very cruel things.

Some (or many) funny part of the film depend on the language; that means, if you don't know the French, you might miss several of the points the film is making. Reno's Felix often uses English, which reflects his career as chef travelling around the world. He even misuses French even though he is born French (hence, "Jet Lag"?), and if his conversations with Rose sound a little awkward at first, it is not all because he had been a total stranger to her. These liguistic aspects, which tell us the different background of these characters, might appeal to French people, but are sadly lost on many of us including me.

But Binoche's makeup is not among them. Her initial appearance is a bit of surprise because of her heavy make-up. It was done beautifully, but the fact that it is overdone is too obvious. And then, later in the film she appears as she is, being very natural and beautiful as before. The gap between the two Binoches is one of the fun you will get in "Decalage Horaire."

This is not a film that provides big laughs. This is a romantic comedy of which contents are too slight for some people, but still remains a delightful experiece especially for the fans of the two leads. And don't forget the cameo of Rose's ex-boyfriend Sergeo played by Sergi Lopez, whose creepy performance fascinated us in thriller "With a Friend Like Harry." So, Rose was dating with that Harry, huh.

Funny and Romantic
Juliette Binoche's is not the first name you associate with romantic comedy, but here she is as the tarty Rose in Daniele Thompson's Jet lag. Jean Reno plays Félix, a grumpy chef. the pair "meet cute" in an airport during a strike and end up.... well you know. While Jet Lag's outcome is obvious, we are offered a fun time getting there. thompson has dispensed with sex and smut in favour of ironic black humour. The result is a deliciously grown up mix of excitement and resentment.

However it is the lead actors who lift the whole excercise into the realms of worthiness. Binoche is loud, shrill and completely different to anything she has done before. Reno is grumpy and taciturn taking a well deserved break from his action roles. Jet Lag is sublime entertainment!

Wonderful, charming movie
My husband and I actually saw previews for this movie repeatedly while in Paris. Even though I didn't speak French, I knew this was a movie I would love. I continually checked around, and when it finally came to our city, we were there. It lived up to my expectations. Such a charming romantic comedy. Jean Reno has never been sexier and Juliette Binoche was radiant. Not as syrupy and sticky-sweet as a Meg Ryan romantic comedy. I really loved this movie and can't wait to own it.