June and John (4 Stars)

This is the eleventh film in the Stuttgart Nights Festival.

There's a love story in the middle of the festivals horror and science fiction films? Stranger things have happened. In its defence, it's directed by Luc Besson.

John works in the accounts department of an anonymous Los Angeles bank. He doesn't have a life outside of his office booth. He's trying to find a partner with the help of a dating agency, but all his potential partners cancel the first date when they find out he doesn't have any social media accounts. Is that such a big deal today?

He has a chance encounter with a woman on the subway. Sort of. He's inside, she's outside, but they smile at one another, and there's an instant connection. John doesn't know how to find her again, but he doesn't have to. She's a first class stalker, and she turns up in his office the next day.

Her name is June, in case you hadn't already guessed. While on the beach she's received a feeling that she only has 72 hours to live, so she wants to enjoy her last three days to the full. She yanks John out of his mundane existence. She robs his bank, pretending to take him hostage, and they run away together. Three wonderful days.

Maybe it's the last three days of June's life, but what will John do?

It's a crazy film. At times there are emotional scenes that almost made me cry, but the action always came back before the tears could flow.