
Diane is a well-known lawyer, divorced for three years. She loses her mobile telephone and receives a call from the person who finds it. That person is Alexandre, a charming man and the perfect gentleman. They make a connection over the phone and agree to meet up the following day. But when Alexandre arrives, there's a surprise in store when Diane discovers he is only 4' 6" tall. From that moment on, Diane tries to overcome the prejudices of society and her own fears to exper... (Full plot summary below)
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Diane is a well-known lawyer, divorced for three years. She loses her mobile telephone and receives a call from the person who finds it. That person is Alexandre, a charming man and the perfect gentleman. They make a connection over the phone and agree to meet up the following day. But when Alexandre arrives, there's a surprise in store when Diane discovers he is only 4' 6" tall. From that moment on, Diane tries to overcome the prejudices of society and her own fears to experience the best time of her life...
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| Urban CinefileLouise KellerTwo charming lead performances are wasted in this misconceived comedic romcom whose one-joke premise quickly wears thin and is adversely tainted by the wrong tone |
| CinegarageErick EstradaA natural comedy with a humor that's elegant but sharp and open without being obvious. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Jerusalem PostHannah BrownMaybe a 30-minute television show is the best format to explore the premise. It's a bit thin for a movie that runs 90-plus minutes, though. But the appealing leads do their best with the parts they are given. |
| Georgia StraightKen EisnerThere's not enough material for even a modest 98 minutes, with dumb side characters... and Hollywood-style slapstick capers awkwardly padding the affair. |
| Irish TimesTara BradyMaking terrific use of M Dujardin's prankster appeal, Up For Love doesn't care for accurate proportions when there's a short gag to be had at its leading man's expense. |
| Sunday Independent (Ireland)Hilary A WhiteUp For Love is an exercise in formulaic charm whereby every gentle bend in the narrative road can be seen from a mile off and enough cute chuckles are stirred up on the path to eventual redemption. |
| Indie LondonRob CarnevaleLaurent Tirard's film certainly boasts an interesting premise and has a certain amount of fun subverting expectation early on. But it quickly settles into a routine rom-com format. |
| Time OutCath ClarkeThe message would be more convincing if they'd cast a smaller actor instead of using distracting CG effects. |
| Movie TalkJason BestDujardin's casting and the sizeist jokes... may leave you with misgivings, but there is no denying the charisma of Up for Love's stars. Efira lights up the screen and Dujardin has charm to burn. |
| The GateAndrew ParkerIt would be easy to pick on Up for Love as an offensive movie, but in reality, it's just useless. It's a stupid film with a stupid premise done stupidly. |