‘French Girl’ Review: Zach Braff Finds Himself Pitted Against Vanessa Hudgens in a Clumsy Love Triangle Rom-Com

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Lisa Kennedy Exploring the nuances of romance isn’t as easy as laying waste to cities, as proven by “French Girl,” a new rom-com written and directed by “Independence Day: Resurgence” scribes James A.

Woods and Nicolas Wright. The duo quickly establish a frisky, fond intimacy between longterm couple Gordon (Zach Braff) and Sophie (Evelyne Brochu) before putting it in jeopardy when an old flame, Ruby (Vanessa Hudgens), enters the picture, leaving Braff’s killjoy protagonist miserable as he tests Sophie’s patience and doubts her devotion to him.

The 48-year-old actor is an amiable performer, and “French Girl” should hardly be the his swan song as a leading man, but this role serves as a warning that hapless, puppyish charm doesn’t wear quite as snuggly after a certain age.

If playing the ingenue has an expiration date, so, too, does inhabiting the boyish beau. At the start of “French Girl,” Gordon, a middle-school English teacher, attempts to cook breakfast for his love.