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The Valet (2007)

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Reviews Counted:80

Fresh:55

Rotten:25

Average Rating:6.6/10

Consensus: Like much of director Francis Veber's work, The Valet is a witty, madcap farce with memorably zany characters.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content and language.

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Apr 20, 2007 Limited

Box Office: $2,172,209

Synopsis: Francis Veber (The Dinner Game and The Closet), the living master of French farce, has combined his classic elements of hilarious slapstick with quick-witted dialogue in the new film THE VALET. The... Francis Veber (The Dinner Game and The Closet), the living master of French farce, has combined his classic elements of hilarious slapstick with quick-witted dialogue in the new film THE VALET. The tale begins when François Pignon, (Gad Elmaleh) a restaurant car service valet at a posh Paris hotel gets caught-up in a billionaire industrialist's sneaky infidelities. Veber's plot quickly turns on the fall guy, when François – an innocent passerby - is photographed by a paparazzo leaving the hotel along with Pierre Levasseur (Daniel Auteuil), the wealthy tycoon and his beautiful supermodel mistress Elena (Alice Taglioni). In a desperate attempt to avoid an ugly divorce with his wife Christine, (Kristin Scott Thomas) Pierre's scheming lawyer Maitre Foix (Richard Berry) concocts an outrageous plan. By paying the valet a large sum of money to live with Pierre's mistress, the two men hope to mislead the tabloids and most importantly hide the affair from his wife. Meanwhile, the ruthless Pierre must convince the stunning Elena to live with François in his cruddy apartment until the dust settles. All the while, continuing to reassure his wife that the other man in the photo, François, is really Elena's boyfriend. Francis Veber's intricate and lively plot, tick-tock timing and variety of unusual characters make THE VALET a hilariously good time. --© Sony Pictures Classics [More]

Starring: Gad Elmaleh, Daniel Auteuil, Kristin Scott Thomas, Richard Berry

Starring: Gad Elmaleh, Daniel Auteuil, Kristin Scott Thomas, Richard Berry, Virginie Ledoyen, Michel Aumont, Philippe Magnan, Irina Ninova, Alice Taglioni, Dany Boon, Michel Jonasz, Laurent Gamelon, Patrick Mille, Michele Garcia, Jean-Yves Chilot

Director: Francis Veber

Director: Francis Veber
Screenwriter: Francis Veber
Producer: Patrice Ledoux
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

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Lisa Nesselson
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Cute, breezy, and fun.

Full Review Source: ReelzChannel.com | comment Comment
08/28/08
Heather Huntington
Heather Huntington
ReelzChannel.com

There are a few extra plot threads that feel like parking spaces that don't quite fit, but the story is squeezed in anyway. I'd still check out the valet.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
12/21/07
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

A charming if familiar French comedy of manners, again showing writer-director Francis Veber's skillful touch as a farceur, this time with elegant British actress Kristin Scott Thomas and vet Daniel Auteuil, who could have played this role in his sleep

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
09/18/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Very, very sleepy and low-key.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/14/07
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

The movie is so tame you may find your mind wandering toward the casting of the inevitable Hollywood remake. (Jonah Hill as Pignon, perhaps?)

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
09/07/07
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

I can even see Adam Sandler starring in an American remake. Can't you just see a dopey, befuddled Sandler sharing a lumpy little twin bed with, say, Jessica Alba?

Full Review Source: Fresno Bee | comment Comment
08/15/07
Donald Munro
Donald Munro
Fresno Bee

Except for a slightly misguided final scene, LA DOUBLURE (THE VALET) is a great dessert movie: a brisk and breezy romp that will leave audiences smiling.

Full Review Source: Murphy's Movie Reviews | comment Comment
07/14/07
Ted Murphy
Ted Murphy
Murphy's Movie Reviews

I kept fantasizing about how great this film would have been if Eric Rohmer had made it.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
06/21/07
John Thomason
John Thomason
Orlando Weekly

It's not as outrageous or as hilarious as his best work, but it's still charming, even when it isn't finding the funnybone.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
06/20/07
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

If you're in the mood for Gallic lightheartedness, you know where to go.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
06/08/07
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

One can see Moliére being jealous of the plot line, and Karl Marx applauding. You see capitalists who exploit the masses do not fare too well in this venture.

Full Review Source: New York Theatre Wire | comment Comment
06/08/07
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
New York Theatre Wire

Veber fills the film with engagingly quirky characters and bright gags that keep it floating along with such assurance that it constantly charms.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
06/06/07
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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06/02/07
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Improbable? Perhaps, but one of writer-director Francis Veber's gifts as a farceur is to make the unlikely both credible and amusing.

Full Review Source: Baltimore Sun | comment Comment
06/02/07
Michael Sragow
Michael Sragow
Baltimore Sun

What fun! Not really.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
06/01/07
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Veber's dialogue is as witty as ever, and he gets great mileage out of his likable cast, particularly Elmaleh and Taglioni.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
06/01/07
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

The Valet is a trifle with a few good ideas strewn about, but which feels rushed and too flimsy for its own good.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
05/31/07
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
 
 
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