Emmanuelle movie review Cast: Noémie Merlant, Naomi Watts, Will Sharpe Director: Audrey Diwan Star rating: ★★ Expectations were sky-high for Audrey Diwan’s next feature after the urgent and powerful abortion drama, Happening, which claimed the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2021. None of that urgency has infused her latest offering, Emmanuelle, a shockingly empty update of the erotic French novel. (Also read: The White Lotus Season 3 review: A brutal finale caps off the show’s weakest season yet) Emmanuelle movie review: Noémie Merlant plays the titular protagonist in the Audrey Diwan film. The premise The film rests on Noémie Merlant, who stars as a luxury hotel inspector gathering information about the people and the place with quiet curiosity. She is keen to discover what happens behind the executive decisions made by the immaculately-suited manager Margot (Naomi Watts). There is an elusive visitor at the Rosefield Palace named Kei (Will Sharpe), who arrives, speaks illogical lines like he is “a Frequent International Traveler, a FIT,” and leaves. For a film that wants to …