Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Successful woman in love tries to break her family curse of every first marriage ending in divorce, by dashing to the altar with a random stranger before marrying her boyfriend.
A Perfect Plan is a breezy French romantic comedy with a clever enough premise — the family curse driving the protagonist to a strategic first marriage — that gives it some charm and comic momentum. The plot is inventive in setup but fairly predictable in execution, following rom-com conventions closely. The acting is competent and likable, with Diane Kruger bringing warmth to the lead role. The cinematography is functional and unremarkable for the genre. The ending resolves exactly as expected, offering little surprise. Novelty gets a modest bump for the specific French cultural flavor and the unusual premise, but it doesn't transcend its genre trappings enough to stand out strongly.