The movie French Exit is all about a rich widow Frances Price (actress Michelle Pfeiffer)who has run out of all her money because she did not expect to live that long . Frances is level headed, beautiful, kind and nice. The relationship between Frances and her son Malcolm (Lucas hedges who wasgreat in movie Manchester by the Sea)is very pleasant, caring and real. Malcolm understands his mother very well and shows his support and respect for her when he says his goodbye to girlfriend Susan (Imogen Poots) to move to Paris with his mom. Frances is very generous and enjoys seeing others happy with unexpected tips. The conversation between Frances and homeless person with a detailed plan of how he would spend $20 is very nicely done. The conversations between Frances and odd lady Mme Reynard ( Valerie Mahaffey from ABC series The Big Sky) show distinct differences between an independent woman who is in control of her life and an odd lady who longs for anybody's company to avoid being alone. There are long silences in the movie. Screenplay is good but the movie needed editing . Michelle Pfeiffer did exceptionally well as Frances. 1hr53minutes too long.

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