21/20
Benoît finds himself in debt and has to ask his rich parents for help again. His plan to get the money: make them believe he’s marrying his model friend Emily. The young couple is invited to Morocco to meet the whole family. When Emily cancels on the way to the airport, Benoit decides to call his chatty Uber driver Fiona instead. It’s just for w… Read more. I had the chance to see this movie at a preview and I’m glad I didn’t have to pay for it because it was truly mediocre. Starting with the worst part: the script is completely hollow and the humor is just stupid, without any wit. Vulgarity is omnipresent, which wouldn’t be a problem if there was at least some subtlety, but no, it’s just vulgarity for vulgarity’s sake, probably with the aim of appealing to a certain type of audience. In short, there’s not much to say about this French comedy. Of course, Michèle Laroque and Gérard Darmon are experienced actors who have nothing left to prove, but what were they doing in this disaster? A pleasant surprise, however, is the male lead, who I didn’t know before, but he gives a solid performance and adds a bit of value to the film. Another thing I enjoyed was the opening scenes with the kidnappers, which were well shot, but unfortunately, the rest of the film didn’t follow through.