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Paris Can Wait

Play trailer 2:07 Poster for Paris Can Wait PG Released May 12, 2017 1h 32m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Anne (Diane Lane) is at a crossroads in her life. Married to a successful but inattentive movie producer (Alec Baldwin), she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with her husband's business associate (Arnaud Viard). What should be a seven-hour drive turns into a carefree two-day adventure replete with diversions involving picturesque sights, fine food and wine, humor, wisdom and romance, reawakening Anne's senses and giving her a new lust for life.
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Paris Can Wait's likable stars are ill-served by a film that lacks interesting ideas or characters and has little to offer beyond striking travelogue visuals.

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David Stratton The Australian It's all very seductive. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 21, 2017 Full Review Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald Lane possesses a wry, self-deprecating grace that can invigorate the lamest cliche. But she's really up against it this time. Rated: 3/5 Jul 20, 2017 Full Review Adam Graham Detroit News It has its moments, but mostly it feels like being stuck in the backseat on a long car ride. Rated: C+ Jun 9, 2017 Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) In away it bookmarks nicely with her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s film Twixt, which similarly sees the director working through the long held grief over the accidental death of their son Gian-Carlo. Feb 13, 2024 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies I grew tired of their monotonous conversations and the utter lack of dramatic tension. I found myself annoyed at Jacques’ cloying banter and Anne’s wistful obedience. And I kept wondering who would ever fall for this guy? Rated: 2/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse As an ad for the French Riviera Tourist Bureau it works. As a big screen movie experience it's a good ad for the French Riviera Tourist Bureau. Rated: 2/5 Mar 1, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ruth A Continuous cliche of the French - both culture and inhabitants. Predictable, boring and a dreadful waste of time. We couldn't get past the first 25 minutes...even that was just to give Baldwin a chance. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review Sheri W The was terribly boring and a waste of time. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/19/24 Full Review Greg B Wife and I were bored 15 minutes in and I can't believe we stuck with it. Kinda trusted Diane Lane or the story to come to life, but grew increasingly frustrated as that failed to happen. When the credits popped up on the screen we were surprised that THAT was the story, but relieved it was over. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review Anna W What was the purpose? It didn't answer any questions. Instead, it left me with a lot of questions. Why was the business associate broke? Why was he driving her all over? Why didn't the husband show up? What was up with the ending? Why was she taking all the pictures all the time? The camera clicking was the most annoying sound ever. Terrible! This movie isn't even Hallmark worthy. It's definitely giving Tubi vibes. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/12/23 Full Review evelyn d I love Diane Lane, and I was curious enough to continue watching, as I love romance and seeing what would happen to improve her life. However, I really disliked the Frenchman. He seemed kinda creepy and bossy to me, and the thought of them kissing made me cringe. No chemistry there, it sort of ruined it, as the scenery and food and premise I liked. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/06/23 Full Review Audience Member I can't wait to move to southern France with my Frenchman for the same reasons! European life is more my style!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Anne (Diane Lane) is at a crossroads in her life. Married to a successful but inattentive movie producer (Alec Baldwin), she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with her husband's business associate (Arnaud Viard). What should be a seven-hour drive turns into a carefree two-day adventure replete with diversions involving picturesque sights, fine food and wine, humor, wisdom and romance, reawakening Anne's senses and giving her a new lust for life.
Director
Eleanor Coppola
Producer
Eleanor Coppola, Fred Roos
Screenwriter
Eleanor Coppola
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Lifetime Films, Corner Piece Capital, American Zoetrope
Rating
PG (Some Language|Smoking|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 12, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.6M
Runtime
1h 32m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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