May 23, 2011
I was drawn in by Julie Gayet, uplifted by Dany Boon and mesmerized by Daniel Auteuil. Delightful and light-hearted.
Daniel Auteuil,
Dany Boon,
Julie Gayet,
Julie Durand,
Jacque Mathou
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A businessman tries to belatedly learn the fine art of friendship in this comedy from French filmmaker Patrice Leconte. François (Daniel Auteuil) is an antique dealer who runs an upscale shop with his... read more
DVD Release Date: October 16, 2007
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July 17, 2010Enjoyable French comedy. Struck a chord with me - I could relate to the socially awkward main character!
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December 18, 2007Intriguing premise is stretched too far. The antisocial lead isn't believably friendless and the sociable friend's anxieties contrived.
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May 22, 2007Corny contemporary French take on a classic Dickens tale. Auteuil's Scrooge-like character has to prove he's capable of having a best friend in this humorous easy-watching movie.
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June 8, 2008[font=Century Gothic]In "My Best Friend," Francois Coste(Daniel Auteuil), divorced with a grown a daughter, Louise(Julie Durand), is an antiques dealer who on impulse purchases an expensive vase at auction. Alarmed at this, his business partner, Catherine(Julie Gayet), bets him ... read more
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May 4, 2010A real snoozefest..Auteuil portrays a very unlikeable character, and worse yet, you still feel the same at the end of the film. Script is a bit predictable and pedestrian, but the female actresses are sexy (this is a french movie of course). Dany Boon's performance is worth not... read more
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August 19, 2009If you died tomorrow, would anyone be at your funeral? One man finds out the terrible truth that he doesn't have anyone who really likes him. I found his journey to not only find a friend, but learn how to be a friend, heartwarming.
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February 11, 2009Apart from the Bronzes sequels,I suppose this tricky little film by Leconte is the bottom line of his drowsiness.Boon is drastically superior even towards Auteuil,torn between his comedic clasp and the ludicrous rants.Incorrigible events,a typical demagogy in the likes of a typic... read more
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August 28, 2011Good plot, good actors, good fun. Really made me laugh out loud at some parts. Also, you really feel for the two of them.
Critic Reviews
January 4, 2008
Christy Lemire, Associated Press
September 22, 2007
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
One looks to Leconte for some of the finest, most sophisticated and compassionate filmmaking coming out of France, not for a situation comedy.
September 22, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
It's better when it's threatening, but Leconte knows his audience. Full Review
August 31, 2007
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
A sweetly surprising treatise on friendship. Full Review
August 10, 2007
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
[Director] Leconte and his perfectly suited stars have given us one of those light comedies that carry a world of lovely weight. Full Review
August 3, 2007
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
As an alleged witty comedy of humanistic charm, it sags in both, thanks to unfunny predicaments and a phony plot. Full Review
August 2, 2007
Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune
The tone of the movie...saves it from its preposterous plot. Full Review
July 27, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Some of the best French films of the past 20 years have been made by Patrice Leconte. Full Review
July 27, 2007
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
An unconvincing replica of the dizzy situation comedies that Hollywood poured out in double and triple bills in the thirties and forties (and went on making in the guise of TV sitcoms well into the ni... Full Review
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