"There are dozens of little touches in "Inside Man" that capture the craziness, the unexpected delights, of urban life, like the Albanian hottie (the actress who plays her is Florina Petcu) who's called in by the cops to serve as an impromptu Albanian-to-English translator. She's happy to help -- but first she hands Frazier a gold gift bag stuffed with parking tickets, which she naturally assumes he'll fix for her".

- Stephanie Zachareck in Salon

 

"The best cameo comes from Florina Petcu, as a shameless, cigarette-waving Albanian floozy"

- The New Yorker

 

"Among the supporting cast, Dafoe and Ejiofor make the most of their characters and a woman named Florina Petcu shows up for one scene - she plays an Albanian woman who is unexpectedly called upon to provide some information and is determined to make the most of it - and makes such a fun and sexy impression that I suspect that many viewers will do exactly what I did after the film - click on to IMDB in order to figure out who the hell she is".

- Peter Sobczynski in efilmcritic.com

 

"Willem Dafoe plays against type as a police chief and Florina Petcu had a delightful bit part as a serial speeder who aids the cops. She almost steals the whole show".

- www.pricetool.com

 

Also a very talented actress to lookout for in the inside man who's
raw charisma, captivating allure, and commanding on screen presence
will grab your attention is Florina Petcu, who plays a sassy young
Albanian woman, who is called in by the detective Keith Frazier at the
last minute as a translater, and arrives with a bag pf parking tickets
that Keith implicitly understands he must take care of in order to
render her services.

Andrew Rutter
Pulp Magazine
Oct. 2006

Background: If you've spent any time there in the last five or six years you've probably noticed that New York is neck-deep in beautiful Romanian girls. By and large they speak English perfectly, with an accent that's a little bit Sophia Loren, a little bit Natasha Fatale - I can listen to them talk all day long. And if you've seen Inside Man you doubtless noticed the lovely Florina Petcu stealing the show as Ilina, the chain-smoking, lusty Albanian parking ticket scofflaw.
Petcu is one of those achingly beautiful and feminine Romanian girls who have made New York their home in recent years, she's an extremely talented actress and perhaps best of all, she's a serious jock.
She has the physique of a dancer or a martial artist, with noticeable muscles that easily qualify her to appear on the cover of Shape or Oxygen. And God, she can act. She can really act - go see Inside Man if you doubt me.

Written by Lingster
Tuesday, 25 April 2006

 

The final product is a Macbeth that takes on a newly surreal tempo, although Marine has only changed a few words (like adding MacDonald's to the list of Mac-bad guys). This is a virtuoso accomplishment, given that Macbeth is now a computer hacker who transfers funds from nasty companies to his own account; that Duncan self-protectively hires Macbeth as “Thane” (CEO) of his Cawdor Corporation; and that the witches appear through a computer virus. Played by Florina Pectu, Margaret Dawson, and Jessenia She, the witches are smiling, seductive, and slightly debauched.

- Show Business

 

Romanian dancer Florina Petcu is surrounded by fellow dancers, part of the 110-member cast of Les Danaides. The Romanian production, one of the highlights of this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival, opens tonight at the National Basketball Arena, Tallaght.

- Daily News

 

"Larry (Mark Lacy) prepares to approach unsuspecting Cindy (Florina Petcu) in Virgin Larry, about a hapless 29-year-old who can't get satisfaction, one of the offerings at this year's Brooklyn Film Festiva.l"

- Roberto Santiago, Daily News

Prayer and lament in “Les Danaides,” Silviu Purcarete’s reconstruction of Aeschylus’ work, at Lincoln Center Festival.

- The New York Times

 

"Filled with wit and gratuitous nudity, DUH is an engaging sex-farce about a dreamy model (Joseph Carino) caught in a game of the-boy-is-mine with dysfunctional roomates (Roberto Cambeiro and Florina Petcu)."

- Robert Kent, Next Magazine

 

"Members of Les Danaides at a photo call in Dublin yesterday before they perform at the national Basketball Arena in Tallaght tonight, tomorrow and Friday as part of the Dublin Theatre festival, sponsored by Telecom Eiream."

- The Examiner

 

“Petcu does an amazing job of keeping the audience laughing and wanting more.”

- Jennifer Womack, Theatre Reviews Limited