ALL PATHS LEAD TO PARIS

A teen influencer in Paris finds herself caught in a web of fake dating under paparazzi scrutiny.

Seventeen-year-old Aurélie McGinley, who has an American dad and French mom, has achieved success as a fashion influencer. In hopes of boosting their fame, her manager, Lille, orchestrates a fake-dating scheme between Aurie and another one of her clients, the French musician Remy St. Julien, who’s also 17 and Aurie’s best friend. When Aurie slips away during Paris Fashion Week in a desperate search for tampons, she’s followed by paparazzi and photographed with the pharmacist’s son, Kylian, whom she’s just met. To deflect the subsequent rumors, Lille hires Kylian as a math tutor for Aurie, who has dyscalculia, so she can pass her high school graduation exam. Aurie and Remy also engage in a public kiss—but it sparks real feelings in Remy. Hoping to avoid damaging their friendship, Aurie announces to her inner circle that she’s dating Kylian, who goes along with the ruse. The uneven character development makes some characters’ motivations and behaviors feel more realistic than others. Unfortunately, Aurie’s dyscalculia largely feels like a device to keep Kylian around, and despite the potential it offers as an intriguing backdrop for the story, the world of social media influencing isn’t fully fleshed out. Major characters present white.

A fake-dating love triangle that skims the surface.