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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
Enormously entertaining film, 9 May 2000
By A Customer
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.An entertaining and well constructed film. Suffers a bit from being a direct stage adaptation (most of the action happening in one room, with stagey, contrived entrances and exits), and some odd translations in the subtitles, but excellent stuff nevertheless.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
A hilarious yet thought provoking film full of twists, 30 Mar 2000
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.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
Extremely funny film with a message, 25 Sep 2000
By A Customer
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!
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