Priceless is a modernised version of the type of romantic comedy Hollywood would produce in its 'golden age'. As the competing lovers, Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh replace the likes of Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn with great aplomb in a film that is a welcome throwback to a more cerebral version of the romantic comedy, and a welcome change to the overly simplistic likes of this year's The Proposal. Putting genre aside, the film is a great achievement in being able to thicken plot and character simultaneously, creating higher risks with characters that you can't help but care for. Character's carefully played by the stunning Tautou and the vulnerable Elmaleh.
I found the directors commitment to a linear story, shot in a conventional but well crafted way a refreshing experience. Its also unashamedly glossy, with an attachment to materialism just like the main characters. Where's the Hollywood remake?
However, look at this other point of view from the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/jun/13/drama1
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