Eiffel

Despite some lovely cinematography and interesting insights into what makes the Parisian landmark so special, Eiffel is a forgettable forbidden love affair.

Together, Duris and Mackey have a corset-twanging chemistry. But the foregrounding of a fictional romance over a feat of engineering does feel like a missed opportunity.

There’s nothing small or esoteric about the film. It’s a sumptuous widescreen epic...

A promising taste of Emma Mackey’s potential as a French-language film star, but little else.

... The perfect movie for romantic-minded fans of civil engineering with Francophile inclinations.

The love affair is tiresomely humdrum, plus the stakes are too low, particularly as the Eiffel Tower never hits an iceberg, does not sink, and nobody dies. Although you might, a bit, from boredom.

Fascinating historical drama botched by messy editing, but Romain Duris & Emma Mackey's feverish chemistry elevates the forbidden romance.

The film is at its best when it reveals the incredible feats of engineering behind Paris' iron giant. Impressive for getting these ideas across in a compelling way, the movie's enthusiasm for Eiffel's engineering skills shines through.

Eiffel is beautifully shot with captivating, mesmerising shots across Paris capturing the sensations that the script fails to enunciate.

We could all have done with either a lovely romantic drama about forbidden, forgotten passion or maybe a tense thriller about the building of the iconic tower. We get neither.