Paris

This never quite hangs together unfortunately. It's clearly meant to be a panoramic view of modern-day Paris and it's inhabitants, but it only sparks periodically which is a shame considering the quality of the cast. That inveterate scene-stealer Fabrice Luchini is by far the most entertaining even if his plot strand is that old cliche the May-December romance. Just watch him dance! Alas Francois Cluzet is underused, characterised as a sensitive soul (in contrast to his brother played by Luchini) by his tendency to become tearful and Romain Duris mopes around his apartment while waiting for a heart transplant. Luckily Juliette Binoche makes it watchable as a feisty, though lonely, single mother whose shy encounters with a market stall holder run through the film. When they finally link up, it's a wonderfully sweet moment.