This film is the most successful movie EVER in France. One third of the country have gone to the movies to see it over the span of 2 months or so. That should mean something, but although I do watch my fair share of lame French comedies (old and recent), I have yet to figure out what's funny about this one !
Aside from the two main actors, the rest of the cast simply can't act. The script is paperthin, the direction is awkward, and worst of all, the film is excruciatingly boring and unfunny ! It is basically an introduction to the Ch'timi culture, with their local slang and customs. Period. If learning the regional dialect when you go somewhere is a riot to you, then you may enjoy this movie - and there isn't much else to it.
Also I can't keep myself but have a thought for the people who live there and have been so unflatteringly stereotyped. They're sure to see a lot of brainless tourists over the next decade mock them using expressions from the movie. It is that sad !
Aside from the two main actors, the rest of the cast simply can't act. The script is paperthin, the direction is awkward, and worst of all, the film is excruciatingly boring and unfunny ! It is basically an introduction to the Ch'timi culture, with their local slang and customs. Period. If learning the regional dialect when you go somewhere is a riot to you, then you may enjoy this movie - and there isn't much else to it.
Also I can't keep myself but have a thought for the people who live there and have been so unflatteringly stereotyped. They're sure to see a lot of brainless tourists over the next decade mock them using expressions from the movie. It is that sad !