Jack, on the other hand, is almost exactly what you would expect as the clever sharp tongued American just counting the days til he can return to the normalcy of the States. He’s forced into countless uncomfortable situations as the out of place American trying not to look too stupid and hoping to not unintentionally insult anyone too much. But when faced with confrontational ex’s, the cabbies who wanna kick his ass just for being American and finally the French condoms which are just too damn small he eventually does explode and their relationship is put in jeopardy.

The humor in this film is both unexpected and incredibly authentic. There aren’t any traditional “bits” or one liner’s that will have you rolling on the floor. Everything is a fascinatingly fresh, honest take on situational humor that will make you think about things, as well as laugh. What stands out most in my mind is an off the cuff remark by Jack about how the last best hope for true democracy in our country was brought down by a blow job. It’s a funny line in and of itself, but then you find yourself thinking about it and realizing it’s very true. Had the Lewinski scandal not happened Clinton’s support of Gore could have been more public and would have been more beneficial to him, perhaps enough for him to have won the Presidency and saved the world and human history from the ‘W’ era.

The film is replete with things like this that are carefully placed throughout to make sure that not only are you having fun watching the movie, but you’ll have plenty to talk about with your friends when it’s over.

The entire film rests on the believability of the relationship between Jack and Marion. If you don’t buy that, the rest is worthless. Fortunately, the chemistry between Goldberg and Delpy is undeniable. As the audience you can clearly see why they were once a real life couple and also why it didn’t last very long.

Delpy is a truly talented director, incorporating tons of symbolism both subtle and obvious that keeps the viewer thinking and entertained frame by frame of the film. In fact, the opening shot is of the two asleep on their train ride to Paris. For a lot of directors this would be a throw away shot that just establishes them as a couple traveling through Europe. Delpy took the opportunity to say much more than that by wearing a printed t-shirt that had a hand gun on the front of ...