Synopsis
Despite a traumatic event, a group of friends decide to go ahead with their annual beach vacation. Their relationships, convictions, sense of guilt and friendship are sorely tested. They are finally forced to own up to the little white lies they've been telling each other.
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Cast
- François CluzetMax Cantara
- Marion CotillardMarie
- Benoît MagimelVincent Ribaud
- Gilles LelloucheEric
- Jean DujardinLudo
- Valérie BonnetonVéronique Cantara
- Joël DupuchJean-Louis
- Laurent LafitteAntoine
- Pascale ArbillotIsabelle Ribaud
- Anne MarivinJuliette
Recommendations
- 80
Empire
It's overlong, but with its gorgeous cast, irreverent humour and beautifully drawn characters, this smart comedy-drama is the kind of movie Couples Retreat and Grown Ups should have been. Please, nobody let Adam Sandler anywhere near a remake. - 80
Total Film
Populist fare from across the channel that will amply repay those ready to put the time in. The scenery, meanwhile, makes you want to run out and buy a timeshare. - 67
The Playlist
It's no surprise the film became a box office sensation in its native France; the characters are a delight to know and the whole movie goes down easy like a cold glass of Chardonnay on a warm summer evening. - 63
Slant Magazine
The specific narrative handicaps throughout are mostly too banal to warrant exegesis, though the choice of vintage pop tunes for dramatic underscoring is particularly grating. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Thanks to a sparkling ensemble headed by Francois Cluzet and Marion Cotillard, the familiar backdrop still provides ample opportunity for audience pleasing in Guillaume Canet's nicely observed dramatic comedy. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
In what's meant to be a French take on "The Big Chill" - comedy meets pathos as friends gather at a country house in the wake of a tragedy - writer-director Guillaume Canet has wrought a meandering script that exercises everything except restraint. - 50
Variety
With its bloated running time and tonal shifts, the story tends to steer off course, though strong performances help keep it in tow. - 40
The Guardian
Little White Lies unspools as glossy, high-grade tosh, a sun-dappled Big Chill, without the rigour or insight required to make you care about these people and wonder which bed they will eventually wind up in.
