this witty and touching film consider the difficulty of cross cultural relationship and in this case a relationship between an american man and a french woman . while the film sometimes rely on stereotype ( particularly with some of the minor character ) and it also present rich and flesh out character that be clearly individual with their own history and experience that they and those around them have to contend with . the film do not spare either american or the french in it critical look at the two culture and the way they affect the interaction of the two main character . both delpy and goldberg deliver fine performance and and the script offer plenty of laugh .