A romantic comedy that lacks most of what the genre requires--witty dialogue, sparkling direction, star power--FRENCH EXIT is at least tolerable for its fetching musical score and sporadic insight into Hollywood egos running amok.
After meeting in a minor auto accident, established Hollywood screenwriter Davis Lake (Jonathan Silverman) and ambitious neophyte Zina Hart (Madchen Amick) find themselves in competition for a plum assignment, scripting a remake of MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY for A-list producer Sam Stubin (Kurt Fuller).
Egged on by her roommate Alice Wetherby (Molly Hagen), who is Davis's ex-flame, Zina crashes Davis's power-lunch with Stubin. Because Stubin...
Released:
1998
Rated:
R
Length:
88 mins