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French film Marie-Francine also goes under the english title '50 is the New 30'. The film follows Marie-Francine (Valérie Lemercier), a 50 year-old research scientist as she copes with becoming single again. Her husband Emmanuel (played by Denis Podalydés) has left for a younger version woman. This causes Marie-Francine to move back with her parents. Her well-meaning parents try to: 1. Get her a job (although they seem to be unaware of exactly what she does); 2. Fix her up with a date (although the pickings for her at that age are pretty slim); 3. She is also encouraged to try Internet dating (although the hipsters who build her Internet profile use language Marie-Francine doesn't know); etc., etc.

More predictable problems arise in this French comedy. None of them are unexpected nor do they challenge the viewer's intellect. But the film is a pleasant diversion, a sweet little tale.

I tried watching this mess in the hope of something funny but when the dumb husband enters dressed as a woman.... OMG. The writers could not write a funny line or scene so got desperate. What an annoying waste of time! Annoying characters, plot and....

I must say I saw this movie in french, my natural language.

Well, it's crap. Full of cliché. Bad jokes, stupid plot.

The father is an idiot, the mother is a silly person. Inconsistent characters. The love plot between Lemercier and Timsit is totally unbelievable.

Did I said "cliches" ? Well, Lemercier has a twin sister = cliché ! Lemercier see Timsit trying to comfort her twin sister, so she believe he's cheating on her = cliché ! The mother has intercourse with another shop owner since decades = cliché !

Lemercier plays a scientist (research branch) and got an electronic cigarettes shop from her parents ; guess what she does ? She smokes real cigarettes while her shop is open, but no problem, customers are dumb enough to not smell tobacco odor.

OK, that's enough, I gave it a 2 on 10. Total waste of time.