French Comedy
Review by Jon
Very Good - Rating out of 100 - 65
This film is the original French film from which the new Hollywood movie 'Dinner for Schmucks' is copied.
(I've not yet scene 'Dinner for Scmucks', although from the trailers it does not look great, but I could be wrong.)
This original however, was very enjoyable. It's really a play, adapted for cinema, and for that reason the dialogue is great.
The underlying amusement for the film is this clinically ruthless, yet in a strange way, elegant concept of the socially sophisticated French upper class having no qualms about unequivocally branding certain 'others' as 'idiots' and then suffering their company for their own amusement.
Most of the film is very good, it repeats a few gags a bit too often, but in general it's a thoroughly enjoyable, escalating farce.
Well worth a watch if you want a laugh
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