Have we seen enough romantic comedies? While many of us are burnt out on the genre, there still seems to be a market for such films as trailers do not seem to stop appearing in the theaters. It would be childish to write off an entire genre of film, especially one that has indeed produced some quality and thought-provoking works, but it tends to be a "needle in a haystack" situation. Believe it or not, conflicts do not always lead to resolution.Let the Sunshine In is a film more committed to its characters than its story, both for better and for worse. The film rides on the wonderful lead performance by Juliette Binoche as a middle-aged woman named Isabelle who just wants to find true love. Isabelle is introduced at the end of a sexual encounter with a wealthy banker for whom she has little to no personal connection. Without any expository dialogue, within the first minute the cards are laid out on the table. Isabelle is unsatisfied. She sleeps with the banker in order to curb loneliness and a lack of security, but she is not happy. What follows is a journey of self-discovery, though, at times, it seems that Isabelle is caught in cyclical despair (as are many female leads in rom-coms).Though it is perhaps a bit slow at times, Let the Sunshine In is a human film. While most films feature characters that fit certain roles and functions in the story, this film is about people interacting with one another. I was reminded of The Florida Project, another film that does not care about story as much as it cares about letting the audience truly get to know people, people who are often not very likable, charming, or fun to watch. But these films are not interested in entertainment, they are interested in personal connection, and, even if some people cannot fully understand all of Isabelle's problems and decisions, most of us can, in some part, understand the frustration of the search for love.

What distinguishes Denis' script and her filmmaking is the gutting complexity of such a simple idea and premise.

[An] elegantly observed romance about a divorced woman searching for "one real love" in a city of lupine losers.

Esteemed director Denis' latest may seem like a frothy rom-com but it carries tremendous gravitas thanks to its source material and great performance by Juliette Binoche.

It's intoxicating, and if that sounds like a fun way to spend 90 minutes, I think you will be rewarded by a deeper sense of the complexities of love.

Time may classify this as minor Denis, but it is perfect on its own terms - and features one of the most ingenious closing scenes in memory.

Juliette Binoche convincingly steers Isabelle through her many moods and lovers, as accessible an actress as can be found. The men deliver solid self-effacing performances without a hint of vanity.

What makes these complexities work, as a film, is the mesmerizing performance of Juliette Binoche, at the tender age of 54.

There's a Hollywood version of this tale, but that's not the one co-writer and director Claire Denis presents. "Let the Sunshine In" works because it's real, relatable and true to the heart.

Denis's foray into the often-goofy world of the rom-com is at once a cold bath of realism and a bewitching portrait of the power of love.

It is the rare drama that treats crippling everyday anxiety with the respect it deserves.

The movie... offers more than a showcase for Binoche, putting her at the center of a story about a woman struggling to come to grips with the relationships in her life.

Denis instinctively knows what will draw us in - for most of the movie it's Binoche's face, so inviting, eager to soak up everything around her.

Binoche willingly opens herself up and invitingly lures you in to bask in the joy and the heartbreak of a woman who puts it all on the line in a noble quest for love.

Isabelle is never blasé, in each gesture ablaze. Plainspoken yet transcendent, it's also the rare romantic comedy to earn the tears of an audience.