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Après vous (After You) (2003)

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Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 65
Fresh: 37 | Rotten: 28

This farcical French comedy of errors is well-acted, but the absurdities feel too forced to make such a light confection work.

62

Average Rating: 6.3/10
Critic Reviews: 21
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 8

This farcical French comedy of errors is well-acted, but the absurdities feel too forced to make such a light confection work.

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Movie Info

Antoine (Daniel Auteuil of The Closet), the busy manager of a fancy restaurant, cuts through a park in his rush to meet his frustrated girlfriend, Christine (Marilyne Canto), when he stumbles across Louis (José Garcia) attempting to hang himself. Antoine foils his efforts and takes the intensely phobic, despondent klutz home, much to Christine's chagrin. Lovesick Louis recalls that he's sent his "suicide note" to his elderly grandparents, so Antoine goes with him to intercept the letter. Antoine

R, 1 hr. 49 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Benoît Graffin

Nov 8, 2005

$0.6M

Paramont Classics

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All Critics (74) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (38) | Rotten (28) | DVD (6)

A light, entertaining comedy with little, if any, redeeming value, other than a few good laughs.

September 1, 2005 Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | Comment
Arizona Republic
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Although the ingredients are excellent, the result is an overcooked comedy more often provoking indigestion than laughter.

August 25, 2005 Comment
Philadelphia Inquirer
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A lightweight farce that remains enjoyable primarily for the time spent with Auteuil.

August 5, 2005 Comment
Detroit Free Press
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From the beginning I found the plot contrivances more than a little forced, and the behavior of the various characters improbably extreme.

July 7, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Observer | Comment
New York Observer
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The premise is razor thin, but [Daniel Auteuil] sells it with everything he's got.

June 30, 2005 Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | Comment
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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The misunderstandings and crisscrossing agendas never build to critical mass; the movie doesn't go insane, and it needs to.

June 24, 2005 Full Review Source: Boston Globe | Comment
Boston Globe
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Salvadori and his fellow screenwriters invent clever complications to keep us amused.

February 22, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

This dumb romantic comedy is not in the same class with Jean Renoir's masterful Boudu Saved From Drowning, though it toys with the same plot line.

August 27, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Auteuil... finds himself in Antoine's situation, helping out a hapless wreck and being dragged down in the process.

July 22, 2005 Comment
Salt Lake Tribune

The movie doesn't ask you to laugh at somebody's unhappiness, just the incredibly absurd situations that arise when misery has two goofballs for company.

July 15, 2005 Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Après vous (After You)

Quirky. Cute. Well done..but as an admirer of French films, and particularly those starring Daniel Auteuil, I found Apres Vous to be a bit of a disappointment. The film has funny moments, but not hilarious moments. The premise of the story seemed ripe for both non-stop laughs and great character development--neither is

March 25, 2011
itsjustme2004

Super Reviewer

(June 2005 director Pierre Salvadori) Saw this movie as a treat--read NO reviews on it! Apres Vous means "After You!" French movie w/ English subtitles! MUCH FUNNIER THAN PINK PANTHER FOR EXAMPLE!! (Garcon) Antoine stumbles upon a man as he is hanging himself (Louis) Attempts to free him from his demons....over a

March 22, 2007
terris85017
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