An Easy Girl

Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): August 13, 2020

6.3	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Ratings

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bertobellamyAug 23, 2020

An Easy Girl is an easy watch, and it'll definitely make you feel the ocean breeze. Naïma, the main protagonist, brings you closer to a working-class girl hoping to make her dreams come true, but the arrival of his beautiful cousin may changeAn Easy Girl is an easy watch, and it'll definitely make you feel the ocean breeze. Naïma, the main protagonist, brings you closer to a working-class girl hoping to make her dreams come true, but the arrival of his beautiful cousin may change what those dreams look like. Although you get near to her internal conflict, the movie kind of distances itself from Sofia, the cousin, who very well may be feeling something despite claiming otherwise.… Expand

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TheRaggedFlygonAug 20, 2020

An Easy Girl, for the most part, is a well crafted film. It (like essentially anything set in Southern France) is a treat to look at. The sets are pleasant to look at and at times the cinematography is used to enhance the magicalAn Easy Girl, for the most part, is a well crafted film. It (like essentially anything set in Southern France) is a treat to look at. The sets are pleasant to look at and at times the cinematography is used to enhance the magical surroundings. However, this film suffers from a great deal of problems that end up making the film feel like nothing short of another pretentious art-house film that thinks it has a lot to say but actually doesn't.

First and foremost, this film is incredibly predictable. The story presented here is a tried and true one. A character being torn between the innocence of childhood and obscenity of adulthood is a tried and true formula that has been the basis for countless coming of age films. Yet, in this film in particular, it does not deviate from that narrative nearly enough to make this film memorable in the slightest. There are minor quirks that make this film semi-unique, but it ultimately ends up feeling extremely samey compared to a lot of other films. The messages and plot presented in this film are by no means bad or illogical, but they are extremely cliche and thus forgettable.

The true tragedy of this film is that it has interesting characters. The standouts for me are Lakdhar Dridi's Dodo and Benoit Magimel's Phillipe. Their characters are well written and are the most interesting parts of any scenes that they are in. In contrast the protagonist, Naima (played by Mina Farid) and Andres (played by Nuno Lopes) are not poorly acted per se, but they are poorly written to be nothing more than a collection of cliches. The only character who is poorly acted is Zahia Dehar's Sofia. As arguably the most important character in this film, she gives a performance that is passable to watch without cringing, but at the same time, does not make the character memorable in the slightest.

All in all, An Easy Girl is a well produced film with a plot and message that would be interesting enough were it not done to death already. The performances and writing are both underwhelming, while the artistic direction of this film shines, but as mentioned before, that is not hard when you are set in Southern France. There are better French films you can watch than this one that are much more well rounded (see last year's Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Les Miserables).… Expand

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DanrdgSep 16, 2020

Tenho um fraco por filmes sobre crescimento, aqui não foi diferente. Todo o clima, o ritmo e os personagens geram um filme muito bom de acompanhar. Ainda acho que tem umas cenas de sexo um tanto forçada que destoam do resto do filme (cenasTenho um fraco por filmes sobre crescimento, aqui não foi diferente. Todo o clima, o ritmo e os personagens geram um filme muito bom de acompanhar. Ainda acho que tem umas cenas de sexo um tanto forçada que destoam do resto do filme (cenas que lembram cine band privê) mas o saldo final é bem mais positivo que negativo.… Expand

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JuanssolorioDec 7, 2020

Une fille facile es la película que todos debemos de ver antes de verano y sumergir la punta de nuestros pies en la fantasía que te hace vivir.

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AmadouIraklidisApr 21, 2023

Decent movie. The positives were the unique french film making style of focusing on side characters in mundane ways that add a lot of flavor, the cinematography, a strong character in phillipe, and the sound track. It was a very calmingDecent movie. The positives were the unique french film making style of focusing on side characters in mundane ways that add a lot of flavor, the cinematography, a strong character in phillipe, and the sound track. It was a very calming atmosphere. The negatives were unlikable characters, shallow lessons, and an overall sense of emptiness the film conveys.… Expand

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