Oddly there was a French import recently that I thought was good: "Look at Me" (French title, Comme une image). It was funny, real, and unpretentious. (Maybe that's why nobody besides me has ever heard of it.)
In your category 1: "Shakespeare in Love." Another overhyped heap of rubbish. Won lots of awards from fawning Hollywood types hoping to look high-brow.
I'm convinced that flick was a mere vehicle for Gwyneth Paltry-brain.
Does it have that chick from "Amelie" in it?
'Shakespeare in Love' wasn't written by a Hollywood type but by Tom Stoppard. Who doesn't need any help to be high brow. It was a very witty and intelligent script.