Love at First Fight

Name: Love at First Fight
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: May 22, 2015
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 63

2015

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Strand Releasing | Release Date: May 22, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: Arnaud (Kévin Azaïs), facing an uncertain future and a dearth of choices in a small French coastal town, meets and falls for the apocalyptic-minded Madeleine (Adèle Haenel), who joins an army boot camp to learn military and survival skills to prepare for the upcoming environmental collapse. Intrigued and excited by Madeleine’s wild ideas,Arnaud (Kévin Azaïs), facing an uncertain future and a dearth of choices in a small French coastal town, meets and falls for the apocalyptic-minded Madeleine (Adèle Haenel), who joins an army boot camp to learn military and survival skills to prepare for the upcoming environmental collapse. Intrigued and excited by Madeleine’s wild ideas, Arnaud signs up for the boot camp himself. They soon realize that the boot camp is harder than they’d imagined, but the experience nonetheless cements them together as the couple continue to explore their young love. [Strand Releasing]… Expand

Director: Thomas Cailley

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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John Bleasdale

Jun 18, 2015

An expertly handled and brilliantly performed feel-good comedy with an original twist. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

May 20, 2015

Even when it’s slowing down, Fight shows beguiling confidence in both its filmmaking and its characters—enough to make its smallest romantic moments feel significant. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

May 22, 2015

Madeleine (Adele Haenel) does not know that she is a character in a rom-com. She thinks she's in a war movie. Or, better yet, a dystopian post-apocalyptic movie. Anything but a rom-com. She does not smile until an hour and 20 minutes into Love at First Fight. Read full review

Clarence Tsui

May 18, 2015

Love at First Fight is overflowing with relentlessly acerbic humor that shapes the way the film's two young protagonists contend with not just each other, but also with the uncertainties of the world they're emerging into as adults. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Jun 11, 2015

Cailley never truly builds a narrative head of steam, resulting in periods of logy pacing and diffused focus. Still, the strong leads, several amusing moments and a clutch of intriguing character bits sketch what might have been. Read full review

Peter Debruge

May 18, 2015

Though the slow-boil chemistry is there, the script feels flat, content to rely on the surface friction between its lead actors, rather than creating scenes in which we can really get to know the pair’s respective personalities before testing their limits in the field. Read full review

Clayton Dillard

May 18, 2015

Transparently wearing metaphors on its singed sleeves, the film shuttles around courses of meaning and significance without committing to any. Read full review

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danipp

Jun 1, 2015

Beautiful and touching story about love and survival. These two opposites fall for each other and show us their struggle to survive in and outside the army, in a well developed script by Thomas Cailley. We don't have so much info about Madeleine and some characters are disposable but, in aBeautiful and touching story about love and survival. These two opposites fall for each other and show us their struggle to survive in and outside the army, in a well developed script by Thomas Cailley. We don't have so much info about Madeleine and some characters are disposable but, in a nutshell, Love At First Fight is a funny story, with an amazing soundtrack and great performances, specially the leading couple. And, fortunately, a rare case of a profound and moving romantic story with youngs roles. You really want them to be together, that's a sign of how much this movie works well.… Expand

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EdgarReviews

Jun 27, 2015

Its slight and tonally jarring at times, but Love at First Fight (Les Combattants) revels in a romcom that strips away a large amount of the tedious stereotypes given to that particular genre. Adele Haenal and Kevin Azais both give strong performances, and the chemistry is certainly presentIts slight and tonally jarring at times, but Love at First Fight (Les Combattants) revels in a romcom that strips away a large amount of the tedious stereotypes given to that particular genre. Adele Haenal and Kevin Azais both give strong performances, and the chemistry is certainly present on screen, while the flick's bizarrely charming score and array of beautiful shots create definite impact; one of the film's final scenes, that takes place in an abandoned town, surprised me in its method of creating danger.… Expand

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