A heavily eroticised Arterton enlivens the lumpy Franglais dialogue and Luchini wrings laughs from the unlovely vantage of voyeuristic saddo. But that's not enough to hold the film together, or, indeed, the viewer's interest.

Arterton has flirty fun with the title role, and her scenes with Luchini boast a satirical crackle that's missing elsewhere.

Poor Arterton. She's genuinely gifted, but comes across as a lightweight.

The final perception of the production is that of having attended a meritorious effort to preserve the genius of the comic as much as possible. [Full Review in Spanish]