Review of The Truth About Bebe Donge

In fact, make that three heavy-hitters, if you include Georges Simenon, on whose book this film is based. The acting, as you would expect, is top-notch, and the themes at the core of the film are interesting (how far could a person go when their love is not reciprocated? How far can you push someone by your sheer indifference to their feelings?). However, "La vérité Sur Bébé Donge" is way overlong and much too verbose; the entire 15 minutes with the "matchmaker" at the start, for example, could have been chopped off. By the end, you can see very clearly what this film was trying to accomplish; the problem is that it takes the country road getting there. ** out of 4.