“The Model” (** out of four) was a torpid melodramatic noir set in France about a young fledgling fashion model (Maria Palm) trying to establish her career and begins a dangerous relationship with an erratic high-profile photographer (Ed Skrein). Handsomely mounted and shot but story and characters are cold and uninvolving and subsequently the movie is hard to get involved in or care about. Holds your interest for a while with explicit sex scenes but you soon realize it’s going nowhere slowly. Director Mads Matthiesen shows a flair for mood in his feature-length debut but could use a shot of adrenaline and caffeine.