This movie is a very mixed bag of positives and negatives.
On the negative side: it is very formulaic. A husband wants to win back his wife's love, so he does foolish things, such a pretending to have a mistress to make her jealous. Everything backfires and, to take revenge, she takes a lover of sorts. Those are all clichés, and have nothing new to offer.
On the positive side: Christian Clavier and Nathalie Baye - and Patrick Chesnais - are all in top form, to the extent that one can be with very limited material. They create real, interesting, likable characters out of their roles.
So: the movie is worth watching for the acting by the leads. Just try to ignore the plot.
On the negative side: it is very formulaic. A husband wants to win back his wife's love, so he does foolish things, such a pretending to have a mistress to make her jealous. Everything backfires and, to take revenge, she takes a lover of sorts. Those are all clichés, and have nothing new to offer.
On the positive side: Christian Clavier and Nathalie Baye - and Patrick Chesnais - are all in top form, to the extent that one can be with very limited material. They create real, interesting, likable characters out of their roles.
So: the movie is worth watching for the acting by the leads. Just try to ignore the plot.