'The Electric Kiss' Review: Cannes Opener Fails to Deliver on Its Promise
By
Christian Zilko
A five-star bake. Worth schmearing, sharing, saving.
Summary
Pierre Salvadori's "The Electric Kiss," the opening night film of the Cannes Film Festival, is a period romantic comedy that attempts to blend multiple film styles and genres but ultimately overstays its welcome. The 122-minute film cycles through inspired detours and frustrating dead ends, failing to commit to any single sensibility, resulting in a film that has potential but only generates a faint spark.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledToo many inputs overcharge Pierre Salvadori's 'The Electric Kiss,' an otherwise low-key, low-stakes charmer that opens this year's Cannes Film Festival with only a faint spark.
Salvadori (not without reason) recognizes that committing to any one means sacrificing the others.
Instead, he folds them together into a period rom-com that badly overstays its welcome, cycling through inspired detours and frustrating dead ends as it unevenly channels several competing sensibilities before eventually fizz
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