Lolo
Seen it?2015 | 99 min | Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
On holiday in the south of France, chic Parisian sophisticate Violette meets life-loving IT geek Jean-René. Against all odds, there’s a real chemistry between them and at the end of the summer, Jean-René wastes no time in joining his beloved in Paris. But there’s trouble in paradise, and a third party swiftly appears to shatter the couple’s idyll: Lolo, Violette’s ultra-possessive 19-year-old son, who is determined to get rid of his mother’s lover, whatever it takes…
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
57% on Rotten Tomatoes, 50 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$24K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Julie Delpy
- Dany BoonJean-René
- Julie DelpyViolette
- Vincent LacosteLolo
- Karin ViardAriane
- René-Alban FleuryPrésentateur film Crédit Rural
- Antoine LounguineLulu
- Christophe VandeveldeGérard
- Elise LarnicolÉlisabeth
- Christophe CanardPatrick
- Nicolas WanczyckiMédecin hôpital