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Movie Info

When a luxury wedding celebration in a 17th-century French castle gets terribly out of control, waiters and photographers witness a monstrosity.

Genre:

comedy
Original Language:

French (France)
Director:

Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Writer:

Eric Toledano
Runtime:

1h 57m
Production Co:

Quad Productions, Gaumont, Ten Films

Cast & Crew

Jean-Pierre Bacri
Max Angély

Jean-Paul Rouve
Guy

Gilles Lellouche
James

Vincent Macaigne
Julien

Eye Haidara
Adèle

Suzanne Clément
Josiane

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Critic Reviews for C'est la vie !

All Critics (36) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (7)

Despite a fine, fun, multicultural ensemble cast, not every character and subplot here is gold, but the film breezes along so amiably that its weaker moments never grate. It's a shame that such an obvious crowd-pleaser is getting such a limited release.

September 10, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Tara Brady
Irish Times
Think of the melting-pot mirth of mingling social strata in The Marriage of Figaro, then subtract Mozart.

August 29, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
It's a mad farce - but the fun, chuckle-worthy kind.

August 19, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Wenlei Ma
News.com.au
The film doesn't quite work. It has some choice moments, enough to carry us through, but it's difficult to build mood and tension with this kind of sprawling story and a large cast.

August 17, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
A beautifully cast ensemble that provides plenty of needle-sharp comic characterisations.

August 17, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

David Stratton
The Australian
Manic and earnest, the meticulously constructed plot whips by at a breakneck pace.

June 18, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Brent McKnight
Seattle Times
An excessive length that ends in a hasty and manic way leaves this work even more in evidence as a banquet that lacks seasoning. [Full Review in Spanish]

July 30, 2019 | Full Review…

Lara Ben-Ameur
Espinof
As the eye of the celebratory storm of a grand wedding reception in a French chateau, fed-up planner Max is tossed every which way by forces beyond his control.

July 7, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Andiee Paviour
Nobody's Reading This But Me
For the most part, it's the talent both in front of and behind the camera that keeps C'est la vie going, pulling off its pick and mix of clichés with enough skill to make it passable like comfort food.

June 5, 2019 | Full Review…

C.J. Prince
The Cinessential
The comic timing and the actors [are] very inspired. [Full Review in Spanish]

February 28, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Alex Montoya
Fotogramas
Quirky French wedding comedy has drinking, language.

October 3, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Chad Sapieha
Common Sense Media
Few films this year will provide as much sheer joy as this bubbly, charming and relentlessly hilarious jog around an arena we're all familiar with.

September 4, 2018 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…

Hilary A White
Sunday Independent (Ireland)