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Jet Lag (2003)

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Reviews Counted:65

Fresh:36

Rotten:29

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: A light and fluffy romantic comedy for fans of Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and brief sexuality

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jun 13, 2003 Limited

Box Office: $409,632

Synopsis: Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno play strangers who meet in an airport (via cell phone) when their flights are canceled because of a strike in Daniele Thompson's romantic French comedy JET LAG.... Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno play strangers who meet in an airport (via cell phone) when their flights are canceled because of a strike in Daniele Thompson's romantic French comedy JET LAG. Binoche is Rose, a woman obsessed with makeup and style, who is seemingly shallow and selfish. Reno, taking a break from playing action heroes in American films (GODZILLA, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE), is Felix, a lonely former chef who is now a frozen-food king. Rose is seeking a new life in Mexico, far from her abusive former lover, Sergio (Sergi Lopez), while Felix is heading to Munich to recapture something he has lost. Both have dysfunctional relationships with their parents--Rose with her mother, Felix with his father. As they are stuck in Charles de Gaulle Airport and later in an airport hotel, truths come out that force them to face their uncertain futures. Elisabeth Tavernier's costume design for Rose is a riot; Binoche wears lots of makeup and very bright red and blue outfits. Reno, in contrast, plays his character with a quiet, sad solemnity. Interestingly, Thompson began her career writing screenplays with her father, actor-writer-director Gerard Oury, and she cowrote JET LAG with her son, Christopher. [More]

Starring: Juliette Binoche, Jean Reno, Sergi Lopez, Karine Belly

Starring: Juliette Binoche, Jean Reno, Sergi Lopez, Karine Belly, Raoul Billerey, Scali Delpeyrat

Director: Daniele Thompson

Director: Daniele Thompson
Screenwriter: Daniele Thompson, Christopher Thompson
Producer: Alain Sarde
Composer: Eric Serra
Studio: Miramax Films

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  • Jet Lag
  • Oscar(R) winner Juliette Binoche (Best Supporting Actress, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, 1996; CHOCOLAT) and Jean Reno (RONIN, THE PROFESSIONAL) soar together in a wonderfully fun and sexy comedy where opposites don't just attract, they collide! Pampered beauty queen Rose (Binoche) and over-stressed insomniac Felix (Reno) have only one thing in common: They're through with bad relationships and have both sworn off the opposite sex. So when an airline strike grounds these total strangers together in Paris -- and they're forced to share the last available hotel room in town -- neither can wait to leave the other behind. But the more they try to go their separate ways, the more obvious it becomes that there's no place else they'd rather be!
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    A movie so thin it borders on nonexistence.

    Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
    07/31/03
    Rene Rodriguez
    Rene Rodriguez
    Miami Herald

    It's perfectly good, light summer fare.

    Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
    07/26/03
    Jean Lowerison
    Jean Lowerison
    San Diego Metropolitan

    The airplane movie equivalent of elevator music.

    Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
    07/25/03
    Duane Dudek
    Duane Dudek
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    N/R

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    Full Review Source: New Republic | comment Comment
    07/23/03
    Stanley Kauffmann
    Stanley Kauffmann
    New Republic
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    Jet Lag flies in as a very soft bird, but its feathers are pleasing.

    Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
    07/22/03
    David Elliott
    David Elliott
    San Diego Union-Tribune
    N/R

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    Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
    07/19/03
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    A piffle of a romantic comedy that wastes its stars.

    Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
    07/17/03
    Robert Denerstein
    Robert Denerstein
    Denver Rocky Mountain News
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    Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
    07/16/03
    Brian Orndorf
    Brian Orndorf
    Modamag.com

    A standard comedy remains standard no matter how much eye shadow it's hidden under.

    Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
    07/11/03
    Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
    Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
    St. Paul Pioneer Press

    A stagy romantic comedy that lacks an energetic story but is rescued by the talents of its two stars.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
    07/10/03
    Bill Muller
    Bill Muller
    Arizona Republic
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    So painful and misguided in its conception that purple hearts should be dispensed in the lobby for anyone who toughs it out for more than fifteen minutes.

    Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
    07/03/03
    Walter Chaw
    Walter Chaw
    Film Freak Central

    A talky French romantic comedy that fails to trade in on the innate charisma of its two leads, Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno.

    Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
    06/30/03
    James Berardinelli
    James Berardinelli
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    Jet Lag lives up to its title by landing in the middle of a tired romantic comedy.

    Full Review Source: Sun Newspapers of Cleveland | comment Comment
    06/28/03
    Gerry Shamray
    Gerry Shamray
    Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

    There's little chemistry between the stars, Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno, and even less conviction in the roles they're assigned.

    Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
    06/27/03
    John Hartl
    John Hartl
    Seattle Times

    An enjoyable getaway into retro romance.

    Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
    06/27/03
    Carrie Rickey
    Carrie Rickey
    Philadelphia Inquirer
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    Jet Lag opens with a few jabs at the predictability of American movies, then promptly starts aping them.

    Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News | comment Comment
    06/27/03
    Gary Thompson
    Gary Thompson
    Philadelphia Daily News

    Jet Lag is a time-waster that might be diversionary on a dull cross-Atlantic flight -- but only in the absence of alternatives.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    06/27/03
    Edward Guthmann
    Edward Guthmann
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    Light, flighty and just smart enough, Jet Lag isn't worth losing sleep over, but it is worth seeing.

    Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
    06/27/03
    Tom Long
    Tom Long
    Detroit News

    The movie equivalent of one of those paperbacks bought to pass the time when your own flight has been delayed: It's distracting enough to keep your mind off the fantasy of throttling someone without adding any real weight to your carry-ons.

    Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
    06/27/03
    Terry Lawson
    Terry Lawson
    Detroit Free Press
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    An unabashed chick flick that guys can enjoy.

    Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
    06/27/03
    Philip Wuntch
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    Dallas Morning News
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