This is a very simple film with modest pretensions. Anyone who MUST see only blockbuster films, explosions or bikini-clad starlets will most likely hate this film, as it's a somewhat subtle and cute romantic comedy.
The film begins with nice guy Daniel Auteiul walking home from work. He spots a guy in the park hanging himself and springs to the rescue. While it is NOT super-believable to the degree that it's taken, Auteuil feels a connection to this man (José Garcia) and spends most of the film trying to do the most ridiculous things to help his new friend straighten out his life--thus taking away his reason for suicide. The problem is, José plays a loser who is both annoying and very difficult to help. And, the more Auteuil tries to help his new friend, the more he destroys his own life! And, when things backfired, Auteuil never gave up like most of us would have, but kept plugging away to help his buddy. At times this is very funny, though not in the "belly laugh" way.
There's a lot more to the movie than this, but I don't want to ruin the film by saying too much. The film is of course funny, but towards the end it unexpectedly diverges towards romance. A very good, though not great film starring two wonderful actors. Give it a try.
The film begins with nice guy Daniel Auteiul walking home from work. He spots a guy in the park hanging himself and springs to the rescue. While it is NOT super-believable to the degree that it's taken, Auteuil feels a connection to this man (José Garcia) and spends most of the film trying to do the most ridiculous things to help his new friend straighten out his life--thus taking away his reason for suicide. The problem is, José plays a loser who is both annoying and very difficult to help. And, the more Auteuil tries to help his new friend, the more he destroys his own life! And, when things backfired, Auteuil never gave up like most of us would have, but kept plugging away to help his buddy. At times this is very funny, though not in the "belly laugh" way.
There's a lot more to the movie than this, but I don't want to ruin the film by saying too much. The film is of course funny, but towards the end it unexpectedly diverges towards romance. A very good, though not great film starring two wonderful actors. Give it a try.