Funny as ... This film was a wonderful discovery and proved to be a great family film for us and teenage daughter. She said she wasn't sure when it began if she was going to like it but stuck with it and loved it. None of us speak French so relied on the subtitles to a certain extent. However the actor playing M. Pignon is superb - masterly comic timing and you couldn't help but watch him. The whole cast delivered great perfomances while the plot developed at a good pace, spinning the situation further out of... more info
Extremely funny film with a message Carries on the great tradition of French farce, only this time transposed to the cinema. A lot of laughs but it also tell us to treat everyone with respect, even people we might initially think are jerks (cons). I particularly enjoyed the contrasting social milieux of the two main characters. M. Veber, well done!
Enormously entertaining film A bunch of mates hold periodical dinner parties where they compete to see who can invite the biggest "con" (better translated as "idiot" rather than its more anatomically correct English equivalent). Our hero (the always excellent Thierry L'Hermitte) finds a world champion "con" who bores people with stories of his fantastic collection of matchstick models, competing with a collector of Aboriginal boomerangs and various others. However, this particular con is a lot worse than he possibly imagined.
A hilarious yet thought provoking film full of twists I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video- the characters have been well cast and play their parts with enthousiasm and skill. I thought that, in particular, the character of M. Pignon was performed outstandingly. Continuous bursts of hilarity and unexpected twists leave us constantly in anticipation, yet a final tone of seriousness mixed in with this comedy gives it extreme depth and meaning. I would definitely recommend this film; it is an asset to French cinema.
