Review: Oh, to be Twenty Again...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2013
Who would have thought that the trials and tribulations of a pair of port-swilling British bombshells reading Zola on a nudie beach could be so entertaining? Well, to be more accurate, Bev does the reading. Carol, the foul-mouthed math genius, spends her time unmasking binocular-wearing perverts and figuring out ever more creative ways to stretch Bev's modest travel grant.What this pair lack in cash, they more than make up for in sheer determination to have a great time. Their fun may be a little madcap--motorbiking to Spain in their bikinis, selling illegal doughnuts for extra francs--but it is all innocent at heart. I think what I found most touching is the genuine affection shared by these two young women. Bev and Carol could not be more opposite in their personalities and interests, and yet their unshakable friendship endures through sea sickness and snoring, flooded tents and questionable dates. In the end, it is this wonderful relationship that makes ONE SUMMER IN FRANCE an adventure worth taking.