23/39
Benoît finds himself in debt and once again has to ask his wealthy parents for help. His plan to get the money: make them believe that he is marrying his model friend Emily. The young couple has been invited to Morocco to meet the whole family. When Emily cancels on the way to the airport, Benoît decides to invite his big-mouthed Uber-driver Fiona instead. It’s just for w… Read all. I had the opportunity to see this film at a preview screening, and I’m glad I didn’t have to pay for it because it was really mediocre. Let’s start with the worst part: the script is completely empty and the humor is just dumb, there is no trace of intelligence. The vulgarity is omnipresent, which would not be a problem if there was at least some subtlety, but no, it’s just vulgarity for the sake of vulgarity, which is aimed at pleasing a certain kind of audience. In short, there’s not much to say about this French comedy. Of course, Michèle Laroque and Gérard Darmon are veteran actors and have nothing left to prove, but what did they do in this disaster? The pleasant surprise, however, is the lead male actor, whom I didn’t know before, but he gives a solid performance and adds some value to the film. Another thing I enjoyed watching were the opening scenes with the kidnappers, which, although well shot, unfortunately, didn’t follow through with the rest of the film.
