Sun shines on Cannes but not on ‘Grace of Monaco’

The allure of superstar Nicole Kidman was not enough to salvage "Grace of Monaco" from the scathing wrath of critics as the movie opened the Cannes Film Festival.

Sun shines on Cannes but not on ‘Grace of Monaco’
Thu, 15 May, 2014 - 01:00
Jake Coyle, Cannes

Critics who got a sneak preview made no secret of their contempt.

“The cringe-factor is ionospherically high,” The Guardian film maestro Peter Bradshaw wrote.

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