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Following in the same fine comic tradition of director Francis Veber's previous hits, Le Placard/The Closet and Le diner de cons/The Dinner Game, the plot relies heavily on cars, cell phones and sudden bursts of superhuman strength as Jean Reno and Gerard Depardieu repeatedly hop out of the frying pan and into the fire. Quentin (Depardieu) is far too literal-minded to succeed as a crook. But, what he lacks in intellect he makes up for in brute strength. Yet Quentin likes to talk the way most of us like to breathe (hence the title). Ruby (Reno) on the other hand is the strong silent type who has managed to hide £15 million purloined from his rival before ending up in a cell with Quentin who mistakes Ruby's silence for good listening skills. A great, completely one-sided friendship is born.
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Part crime caper, part amiable buddy farce... expertly played --The BBC
It s a winner. Shut Up! has a certain sense of madness to it... Hilarious --Telerama
It s a winner. Shut Up! has a certain sense of madness to it... Hilarious --Telerama
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This was one of the funniest films I have ever seen! I saw it first at a French Film Festival, and the audience needed the subtitles because we were all laughing so loudly, we couldn't hear the actors. Since then, I have got the DVD, and I laughed just as much the second time! The chemistry between Jean Reno's deadpan character and Gerard Depardieu's child-like naive is wonderful. The acting is superb, and the script sharp. Simply brilliant.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Tais-Toi! aka Ruby and Quentin aka Shut Up! reunites Francis Veber with Jean Reno and Gerard Depardieu, but it isn't up to the standard of his previous collaborations with either star. An amiable throwback to the Depardieu/Pierre Richard comedies (Les Comperes, Les Fugitifs and Le Chevre, remade as Father's Day, Three Fugitives and Pure Luck), with Reno in the Depardieu tough-guy role and Depardieu taking Richard's as the clinging genial idiot, it's a pleasant rainy day movie with a few good jokes but not enough to make it stick in the memory despite the sight of the two stars in drag. But, if in the next few years you see a Hollywood comedy about an idiot on the run from a prison asylum with a revenge seeking hardened con, you'll at least remember where the idea came from. And it's almost worth the price of the disc just to see Reno in drag.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I really enjoyed this movie. Depardieu shows his versatility as an actor this time playing the role of a very simpleminded but talkative fugitive, who ends up sharing a cell with a much more sinister character played by Jean Reno. Very watchable movie with much heart.
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Endearing comedy with Depardieu and Reno both excellent.
Jean Reno was pretty quiet in Leon and we don't exactly associate Depardieu with monosyllables so in a sense these actors are almost spoofing themselves in Tais-Toi! Read more
Published 5 months ago by Philoctetes
Super French caper film
Jean Reno and Gerard Depardieu in a very funny caper film about where millions of euros are hidden. Depardieu as a bungling bank robber is extremely funny especially the scene in... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. D. J. Linnell
Délire comique
Le mélange Depardieu en malfrat demeuré et gaffeur et Réno en méchant au grand coeur est absolument irrésistible. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mikel Miquču
"I'm Quentin. I'm from Montargis"
Gerard Depardieu plays Quentin from Montargis. He's a small-time criminal, often ending up in gaol partly due to the fact that he cannot stop talking. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Nicholas Casley
Deftly Daft
Some films are not necessarily great in themselves but provide a useful vehicle for their stars to shine. Tais-toi! Read more
Published 20 months ago by Lochman
2 of France's finest serve up a real comedy treat.
Gerard Depardieu simply shines in this film but that is not to say that Jean Reno isn't his equal. With this much talent on the screen together it is hard to choose the better... Read more
Published 23 months ago by 7omly
Smartest Comedy Ever!
This was literally the most hilarious movie ever. I was laughing with tears in particular scenes. If you want to have fun with friends and enjoy the amazing performance of a great... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Nora Sumer
Daft plot, stand-out performances. Laugh out loud funny...
It doesn't appeal to everyone but the combination of Jean Reno as a hard-faced hitman and Depardieu as a chatterbox idiot gave us an evening of high-spirited entertainment. Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2009 by Rowena Hoseason
Depardieu is ace, otherwise it's so so
I think we've all got the message that Francis Weber likes writing about stupid people as a sort of heir to the bourgeois bashing plays of the dramatist Moliere (argh A Level... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2008 by Julie Cutler
Opposites Do Attract
Jean Reno is Ruby, a dangerous criminal (well considered to be anyway). He's been framed for a murder and has decided to take vengeance: and finds himself in jail. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2008 by DL Productions UK
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