It's Raining Men (15)

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Laure Calamy is pure magic in Caroline Vignal’s breezy French sex comedy.

Inspired by her friend’s experiences and her own “research”, Vignal’s tale feels like a cross between early Pedro Almodovar and a more-domestic, female-skewed version of Eyes Wide Shut.

Iris, a woman who has everything: a wonderful husband, two perfect daughters, a thriving medical practice, lives in a beautiful apartment - but no sex life. With her 50th birthday approaching, a revelation begins to take root: perhaps the time has come to find a lover. And so, Iris opens a door she never thought she would, cautiously signing up for a dating app. Almost instantly, the messages flood in.

Iris’s embracing of her inner man-eater involves a lot of swiping and lying that, with a less loveable lead running the show, could come off as purely selfish and deceitful. Calamy, on the other hand, makes adultery look almost adorable. This is yet more proof of why she is currently France’s most engaging and exciting actor. Her charm ensures this soufflé of a movie never completely collapses and that we never waver in caring about her fate, even if we might challenge some of her choices