An average movie

Étienne Chatiliez is not really famous abroad but he always had a very solid reputation in France. Indeed, his 3 first movies all became massive cult-classics in my motherland (‘La vie est un long fleuve tranquille’, ‘Tatie Danielle’ and ‘Le bonheur est dans le pré’) and I remember it very well, after 6 long years, he was finally coming up with a new directing effort and the expectations were therefore pretty high. On top of that, the whole concept sounded pretty cool and it was definitely topical so it seems that all the ingredients were all there for another instant classic. Eventually, even though it was fairly enjoyable, to be honest, it was nothing really amazing and it was not such a huge success at the box-office after all. At the end of the day, the whole thing was just too easy and it was just another average comedy with a decent concept which wasn’t very well developed. We were indeed far from the dark cynicism displayed in ‘Tatie Danielle’ (probably my favorite movie directed by Chatiliez). At least, André Dussolier and Sabine Azéma, some of the best French actors, did their job and there were some funny jokes here and there. To conclude, even though it was rather disappointing, I still think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10