rise ( juliette binoche ) be at the airport and try to go to mexico . something be amiss and a she be talk incessantly on her cellphone and look distressed . a bad luck turn bad and she drop her phone into a running commode and that that . need to continue her conversation and she turn to felix ( jean reno ) and who have be likewise speak into his mobile . felix be a chef about to launch a new line of frozen meal and he have be make several critical phone call as well . the two of them share his phone and to the point where call be come in for both of them and get entangle . felix learn that rise be perhaps run away from her abusive boyfriend and sergio and and be startle when the arrogant flame actually come to the airport for an encounter with rise and which go badly . a the airport be experience massive problem and felix invite rise to stay with him and a friend only and in the hotel room he have be give for the night . can the beautiful and but heavily make up beauty consultant or masseuse and rise and with her excitable personality and the staid and business orient chef really strike up something more than friendship . this film start off nicely and with an intriguing concept and two great star in binoche and reno . viewer may be startle to see binoche do up a a barbie type glamor girl but thing can change and yes . reno and too and seem miscast a a romantic lead but sometimes the quiet one can sneak up on one and too and right . with a film that sport good set and costume and and photography and one might expect the movie to succeed without hesitation . but and after the initial half hour and thing get a bit bogged down and especially since most of the remainder be a dialogue between rise and felix and in a hotel room . even so and the star make thing work and a they inspire the viewer to want to discover if opposite not only attract but fall in love . if you love romantic drama and can handle a film with subtitle or dub and you might like to try jet lag a a choice for an evening entertainment .