Romantics Anonymous (2010)

Lack of good storyline.

Great Film overall

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

A bit of independent romantic bizarre mixture to create a suitable environment to enjoy the movie.Indeed, from the start to the odd end, the movie presents a fresh idea if you are tired of the typical American romantic comedy but you love the concept of two strangers falling in love; the movie is enthralling and fresh that even the predictable happy ending has a innovating details to left the viewer with a smile.Besides the situations you have the awkwardness of the characters allowing you to have a wonderful time laughing with/at them.Recommended as well as the soundtrack.

i loved the story line. i loved the apprehension in the 2 main characters. there were no unnecessary scenes. it was a rom-com with a great ending. the genuineness of the film was a great add and the story was believable. if you want a great original french film with the true detail of being French then i suggest you watch this movie. kind of reminded me of along came polly minus the ferret. cute and would def watch it over and over again. sometimes you have to take a chance in life and even give chance a chance. sounds corny but its true. what i got from the story is: you can't always react reactively to circumstances, sometimes if you take it for what it is, step back and let things find a way to take its course, it may just happen, and you get a little extra push when its least expected. wish netflix didn't remove it.

ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS is a quiet gem - - a joy to be savored throughout nearly all of its brief 79-minute span. The entire cast is likable, including those in supporting or even minor roles. There are no bad guys, which is refreshing in itself. The two leads (Isabelle Carré and Benoît Poelvoorde) are superb, and the four chocolate factory employees are wonderfully true to life. My only reservations would be that bizarre, incongruous scene with Angelique's mother, which seems to be accidentally spliced in from some other movie's cutting room floor and (more damaging still) the unsatisfying conclusion. I won't throw in a spoiler here, but in my opinion, there was no reason to go beyond the final, sweet reconciliation and show . . . well, everything that comes next. Far better left to the imagination. Take out those two egregious miscalculations, and you have a well-nigh perfect little film.

Quite cute romantic comedy that manages to overcome being predicable in the broad sense with lovely performances, and a quirky sensibility that allows for smaller surprises within the established rom-com format. Benoit Poelvorode (in a 180 degree turn from his famous, chilling performance in "Man Bites Dog") and Isabelle Carre are both, in different ways, suffering from terrible shyness and fear of emotions and attention. Yet, when she comes to work at his chocolate company personality and fate keep conspiring to force them together, in spite of their fears. This has a few laugh out loud moments, and lots of smile inducing ones. In the end, it doesn't add up to more than what it is; a good hearted romantic comedy done with expertise, but in a world full of painful and dead rom-coms, this is s very nice surprise.