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68 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

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  • Starring: Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil, Gad Elmaleh
  • Summary: When billionaire Pierre Levasseur is snapped by a papparazzo with Elena, his dazzling, supermodel mistress, he tries to avoid a catastrophic divorce by coming up with an outrageous lie. (Sony Pictures Classics)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    91
    A satisfying contraption of twists, missteps, and blithe repartee that produces old-fashioned, honestly earned guffaws.
  2. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    60
    A sunny, cheerful, thoroughly artificial concoction, going nowhere with no particular speed. Still, better than your average airplane movie.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    38
    The films of writer/director Francis Veber are a bracing reminder that French comedies can be every bit as broad, unsophisticated and cliched as their American counterparts.

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Roeyl
    10
    Excellent movie and definitively hilarious, it matches well the previous François Pignon movies The actors are perfect, especially Alice Taglioni in the role of "Elena" (she's gorgeous) and Dany Boon as Pignon's colleague "Richard", Daniel Auteuil was excellent too as "Levasseur". Yet again Francis Veber is as funny as ever.… Expand
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  2. WayneD.
    9
    Charming. I expected to be put off by the concept but found the relationship to be warm, charming, and absolutely funny. Dialogue, acting, and the scenes were well done, convincing , with real humor . One of the best films of the year for just enjoyment without complaint.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. PegR
    8
    A smart, sweet, funny film. We enjoyed it.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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