Life's a Bitch (Toutes des connes)

If you like sweet, slightly raunchy, and very clever comedies that talk about relationships in honest ways, put this film at the top of your list. Lake Bell (“In a World...”) brings top-notch comedic skills (and an impressive British accent) to the role of Nancy, a guarded thirty-something who wouldn’t mind love, but has trouble putting herself out there. Fate hands her a chance when she is mistaken by Jack (Simon Pegg, “Shaun of the Dead”) as his much-anticipated blind date. Feeling a connection, Nancy lets her guard down and decides to go all in, pretending she is the one. Things go swimmingly until she is outed by a chance encounter with an old acquaintance. The question is—will they “man up” and fight for their chance at love? This charming crowd-pleaser has all the right ingredients for a fresh imagining of the classic screwball comedy: mistaken identities, witty one-liners, sponta-neous choreography, and a madcap all-in-one-night adventure.

If you like sweet, slightly raunchy, and very clever comedies that talk about relationships in honest ways, put this film at the top of your list. Lake Bell (“In a World...”) brings top-notch comedic skills (and an impressive British accent) to the role of Nancy, a guarded thirty-something who wouldn’t mind love, but has trouble putting herself out there. Fate hands her a chance when she is mistaken by Jack (Simon Pegg, “Shaun of the Dead”) as his much-anticipated blind date. Feeling a connection, Nancy lets her guard down and decides to go all in, pretending she is the one. Things go swimmingly until she is outed by a chance encounter with an old acquaintance. The question is—will they “man up” and fight for their chance at love? This charming crowd-pleaser has all the right ingredients for a fresh imagining of the classic screwball comedy: mistaken identities, witty one-liners, sponta-neous choreography, and a madcap all-in-one-night adventure.

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