Anyone who traditionally finds foreign films to be stuffy or high-minded should definitely see "The Dinner Game," a new French farce from writer/director Francis Veber. This is a sharp comedy with a quick pace, and it's all about a stuffy jerk getting what's coming to him at the hands of a man he was trying to humiliate.
Pierre Brochant (Thierry Lhermitte) is a publisher who enjoys weekly dinners with his snobby friends. These aren't just dinners, however, but contests. Each attendee must bring an "idiot" as his guest; the man with the biggest idiot wins. Brochant's invitation to François Pignon (Jacques Villeret), a CPA who makes models out of matchsticks, is the last straw for Brochant's wife, who leaves him. Dinner is canceled by the time Pignon arrives at Brochant's apartment, but he spends the evening there anyway, destroying Brochant's life at every turn.
Veber made the hit "La Cage Aux Folles," and an American remake of "The Dinner Game" is already in the works. But see the original--one of the joys of the film is the unrepentant nastiness of the characters, and that's bound to be softened in any American version.
Laughter is on the menu when the creator of La Cage Aux Folles serves up a tasty comic feast with this hilarious farce.When Pierre decided to play a g...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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