Melanie Lynskey
'We'll Never Have Paris' is a fun, quirky romantic comedy
The amusing "We'll Never Have Paris" bills itself as "based on a true story … unfortunately." That wryly catastrophic tone informs much of this hangdog romantic comedy set at a pivotal point in the longtime relationship of neurotic florist-pianist Quinn (Simon Helberg of TV's "The Big Bang Theory") and his professor girlfriend Devon (Melanie Lynskey).
Just as Quinn plans to pop the question to Devon, his model-beautiful co-worker, Kelsey (Maggie Grace), admits she has a major crush on him. Given that Kelsey's significantly out of the nerdy-cute Quinn's league — and that Devon is the only woman he's slept with — Quinn puts the brakes on...
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