An average movie

I already saw this movie but since it was ages ago and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out again. First of all, I have to admit that, the first time I watched the damned thing, I actually really despised it. Indeed, I was born in France, this movie is like a massive popular cult-classic there and I kept hearing for years that it was hilarious. So, at some point, I gave in and watched the damned thing but, at the time, I thought it was pathetically bad. Well, I'm glad I gave it a second chance because I was much more able to enjoy it after all these years. Sure, the humor was still really shallow and the whole thing was very episodic and basically a succession of sketches with no plot whatsoever. However, I was surprised that so many jokes were actually really funny. Furthermore, I have never been a big fan of such holidays in an exotic resort and the fact that they made fun of the concept really appealed to me. Finally, and it is probably the masterstroke with this movie, there was something so genuine and realistic about this group of characters. Indeed, none of them was really attractive, smart, mean or stupid, they were just all really average and it made them so compelling to watch. The only exception would be Thierry Lhermitte who was actually quite attractive back then but it turned out that his character was actually the only really awful individual in this bunch which was a really nice touch. Anyway, to conclude, even though I still don't think it is a masterpiece, I have to admit that it is actually a fairly entertaining comedy and it is definitely worth a look but probably only if you speak French fluently, otherwise, you won't get most of the jokes.

6/10