Plot: Five years later, Xavier is reunited with all his friends in Russia. William has found himself a Russian bride and they're about to get married. In the meantime, Xavier's love life has been messy and his job as a writer isn't going the way he hoped it would, but when he reunites with one of his old lovers, he feels he may be ready to settle down.
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June 25, 2025
My rewatch of the first film was already a slight disappointment, and this sequel was even a tiny bit worse. Mind you, it's still a cute and amusing film, but it's a far stretch from what I'd consider a personal favorite nowadays. The highlight here is Kelly Reilly's performance. The rest felt a bit forced.
Duris in particular is a bit of a letdown, which sucks for an actor who is required to carry the film. The styling is also a little less adventurous (and whatever tomfoolery there was felt forced), the runtime is overly generous, and the plot is rather repetitive. If that sounds negative, it's because I went into this with the mindset of revisiting an old favorite, and the film just doesn't cut it anymore. If you haven't seen it, it's a jolly enough romance and far better than most of its US peers.
December 18, 2005
[review pending]