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Just Visiting
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Just Visiting reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 38 Metascore out of 100
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9.0 out of 10
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MPAA RATING: PG-13

Starring Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Christina Applegate, Tara Reid, Bridgette Wilson, Lorenzo Clemons, Ric Sarabia, and Suyun Kim

In this American retelling of the 1993 French comedy blockbuster "Les Visiteurs," a medieval count (Reno) and his faithful servant (Clavier) are accidentally transported forward in time from 12th century France to modern-day Chicago due to a wizard's flawed time-travel potion. (Hollywood Pictures)


GENRE(S): Fantasy  
WRITTEN BY: Jean-Marie Poiré (1993 screenplay Les Visiteurs)
Christian Clavier (1993 screenplay Les Visiteurs)
Christian Clavier
Jean-Marie Poiré and John Hughes
 
DIRECTED BY: Jean-Marie Poiré  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: September 11, 2001 
Video: September 11, 2001 
Theatrical: April 6, 2001 
RUNNING TIME: 88 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: France / USA 

What The Critics Said

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75
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Preserves the flavor of the original and even improves upon it.
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70
Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan
If you saw the French version, well, here it is, in Disney language, with John-Hughes-style slapstick.
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63
Chicago Tribune Loren King
Recycled French farce isn't a bad thing, but do they really like all those pratfalls?
60
Variety Joe Leydon
A one-joke comedy that is good for more than a few good laughs.
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60
LA Weekly F. X. Feeney
A happy vulgarity still reigns.
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58
Entertainment Weekly Ty Burr
Forgoes the destructo silliness of the original in favor of one too many bland self help subplots.
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50
Film.com Tom Keogh
It does yield solidly comic performances.
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50
San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham
Amusing enough.
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50
The New York Times Dave Kehr
Over all, the humor has been sanitized a bit compared with the darker, more grotesque comedy of the French original.
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50
Miami Herald Christine Dolen
Director Jean-Marie Gaubert, who also directed this film's French predecessor, keeps the silly story barreling along.
50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
Not as funny as the original, not nearly as funny.
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40
Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
One more attempt to pass off chopped liver as foie gras.
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40
TV Guide Frank Lovece
Heartfelt as Reno and Applegate are here, the film strands them with an impotently blustering, straw-dog villain and a limp, directionless story.
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40
Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
This is a scattershot affair, though fans of Reno should find it engagingly loopy.
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40
Washington Post Stephen Hunter
A lot of it is low, crude, admittedly comic in the rudest positive sense, which involves a lot of falling down to humorous effect.
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40
New Times (L.A.) M.V. Moorhead
It's a crude, visually ugly, and peculiarly over-plotted movie, but the blunt, pungent, physical shtick is often pretty funny.
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40
Los Angeles Times Gene Seymour
Drains the original story of its satire and juices up its shtick, schmaltz and special effects.
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38
Boston Globe Joanna Weiss
It's hard to believe anyone would think importing a French comedy was a good idea.
38
USA Today Andy Seiler
No disinfectant could clean up this misbegotten, Americanized remake of "Les Visiteurs."
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30
Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
I haven't seen the original, and this mishmash -- doesn't make me want to.
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25
Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
I nodded off watching Just Visiting.
25
New York Daily News Jami Bernard
There ought to be a law about transporting humor internationally.
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25
Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach
A mess.
20
Village Voice Michael Atkinson
Not only microwaves what is already four-day-old fish in Paris, but lets the original director, screenwriters, and stars do the reheating.
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12
New York Post Lou Lumenick
Don't even think of visiting this French fiasco.

What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Zanto H. gave it a10:
This movie was excellent, and definitely funny. Obviously, the majority of the media has no sense of humor.

David C. gave it a 10:
this a bad remake, the good film is the first of Les visiteurs.

Humberto V. gave it a 10:
HILARIOUS!!! One of the funniest movies EVER.

Carrie L. gave it a 10:
My husband and I laughed out loud.........first time while watching a movie.......very funny.

Mr. Hirse gave it an 8:
I found this Film very funny! Jean Remo Rules I give an 8 !

Glenn N. gave it a 10:
Who cares what the critics think? My family and I just loved it. When my nine year old starts reciting lines after seeing it only once, I say "works for me". See it for yourself and make your own decision.

Amanda G. gave it a 7:
Its hard to imaging anyone would even think of importing a french comedy. However it did have some humorous scenes that I proudly comment on.

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