I saw this movie last night. I like it very much. Sure, I know what the ending will be since I have watched so many of these love films. What really caught my attention was when Wendy telling Xavier that she loves him and that though he is imperfect (who is perfect), compared to Ed (her former boyfriend), Xavier is a day at the beach. She then tells him, that a lot of girls fall for the beauty and perfection of that person, and that is all they want to see. She looks beyond that, she falls for the imperfection and the defects of Xavier. In real life, most of us only care for the beauty and the nice things of the person we infatuate with. We gloss over the imperfections. Once the beauty has worn off, we then notice the imperfections which we dislike. Eventually it will lead to a fallout. In a way this movie taught us that love is when you look beyond the beauty and perfection, you find the defects and imperfection, somehow you still love that person. It is quite different from yes, he or she has imperfections and defects, but I will be able to change these once we are together.

The best part of this movie is how it can serve well as a counter example of how to do a good movie.Director and writter Cédric Klapisch has failed miserably his attempt to treat the subject of love. His views are the reflexion of a cynic, someone who just doesn't believe in love in the first place. This man transforms love into some kind of "commodity", an exchange currency. To me, his conclussion is that true love is only the idea of someone too young an naive, reality is that people only use each other. I wont say this doesn't represent a part of reality, but I also believe in the other part, where real love actually exists, and this part is missing in the film. If his attempt to represent this part is the story between the English guy and the Russian dancer, then I am completely disgusted.On top, it is plagued with clichés that are boring and repetitive.It's extremely fake, nothing in the movie is credible. At times it tries to become profound and philosophical, a bold display of arrogance by Cédric Klapisch, who must think of himself a genius..This guy manages to take a topic that is very interesting, love, and love between different nationalities, and turn it into something extremely boring and vulgar. He also manages to take a great setting, Paris, London and Saint Petesbourg and make a film that has no class whatsoever, at times it hurts to look at..Very disappointing..

This film is about the love life of Xavier and the reunion of the characters in the Spanish Apartment which is brought about by William's wedding in Russia.I was expecting more of a continuation of the Spanish Apartment, but instead the film goes in another direction to explore Xavier's failed love life. I should have known, as the characters have all moved on in the five years that passed. The film is fun and entertaining, there are so many laugh out loud jokes that can easily become classic in their own right. The international collage is even more explored in this film. Apart from the international characters, the story takes place in three different countries, and the decorations in the various flats are international as well (such as having Chinese posters). From little points like this, we can see that this film is thoughtfully made. It's a lot of fun to watch it with friends, and we all enjoyed it.

Well,I like the acting of Romain Duris and since L'Auberge Espagnole was a nice movie I was quite eager to watch Les Poupeés Russes.In general, I like the movie.There are not many movies that elaborate in such a way about European life and people in Europe.However like in L'Auberge Espagnole, I have some difficulties of understanding the logic of the director.Well talking about so deep things like love, how can they be so superficial about some facts about life?Well, the thing is, Romain Duris in the movie sleeps with many girls. And when she goes to kookai and meets the French girl from Senegal he says that it's the first time he approaches a girl in such a way.You think that he's a naive guy and if that's the first time he does such a thing, what is the logic behind him sleeping with many girls..This I really do not get!The director creates a somewhat inconsistent character.Secondly,when Wendy's brother is marrying, there are only Wendy's friends whom he met in Barcelona for the wedding.Well, that's one thing I hate about movies!Doesn't this guy have any other friends?And in the first movie most of the people didn't like him at all but eventually just so that they'll be together in St.Petersburg, the director brings them together there.This is really superficial.I think that the directors should think about those kinds of details.Those were 2 things that caught my attention and L'Auberge Espagnole also had those kinds of flaws.However overall, I must say that I like the movie