It’s lovely to see Sophie Marceau back in the movies. The former Braveheart/Bond girl star has been exclusively in French cinema for the past few decades. I’ll admit I haven’t watched her in a film in a very long time. Ms. Marceau is a breath of fresh air. Even effervescent at the ripe age of fifty, I wish her performance could be lifted and placed in a better romantic comedy.
Written by Lisa Zauelos and Gael Fierro, I Love America tells the story of Lisa (Marceau), a film director who travels to the United States after her mother’s passing. She came to Los Angeles in the hopes of transitioning into Hollywood features. But not only that, she is 43 and looking to rediscover herself while seeking closure from her mother. She abandoned her as a child, which has caused her long-term resentment issues. Lisa connects with a younger man named John (Colin Woodell), and after two dates, he is quite smitten with her.
What’s refreshing about Lisa Zauelos’s (LOL) romantic comedy is how Marceau’s Lisa knows that her childhood possibly stunted her maturity. She is not the same person she was in her twenties or thirties. Finding love again is not about finding the person who best compliments you. Well, at least, not right away. It’s about understanding who Lisa is today and how love will be different through her individual growth. (more…)