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Title: Would I Lie to You? 2 (2001)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Anconina | ... | Eddie Vuibert | |
| José Garcia | ... | Serge Benamou | |
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Bruno Solo | ... | Yvan |
| Gilbert Melki | ... | Patrick Abitbol | |
| Gad Elmaleh | ... | Dov Mimran | |
| Daniel Prévost | ... | Vierhouten | |
| Aure Atika | ... | Karine | |
| Amira Casar | ... | Sandra | |
| Elisa Tovati | ... | Chochana Boutboul | |
| Enrico Macias | ... | Maurice Boutboul | |
| Nicole Calfan | ... | Suzie Boutboul | |
| Marc Andréoni | ... | Willy Journo | |
| Yvonne Sciò | ... | Annabella (as Yvonne Scio) | |
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Isaac Sharry | ... | Miro |
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Victor Haïm | ... | The rabbi |
The gang is back, with Eddie, Dov, and Yvan still in the textile industry and working in Paris' Sentier district. After an umpteenth problem with an independent retailer who can't cover the cost of merchandise, they decide to aim for the guaranteed safety of a large distribution contract with an established chain. Eventually, they do make it big, striking a deal with Eurodiscount, a European hypermarket chain (combination supermarket and department store). However, their joy dissipates as Eddie and Yvan quickly learn who dictates the rules when dealing with a large chain. Meanwhile, Dov, chased out of his home by his wife, Karine, after yet another extramarital affair, leaves with Patrick for California, hoping to strike a business deal there, and Serge, now a struggling delivery man, falls in love with a young girl from a good family whom he fools into believing that he's wealthy by taking over his cousin Patrick's home and belongings during his absence, and by spending the mob's ... Written by pdlussier1
In this sequel to the huge hit "La vérité si je mens", we're back to the little Jewish community of the Sentier, a Parisian district specialised in textiles. While the first movie focussed on the sentimental and comedic adventures of Eddie (a goy trying to pass for a Jew though totally ignorant of Jewish traditions), the sequel is more about Eddie's friends, a colorful bunch of fast-talking, hot-tempered entrepreneurs who love nothing more than fast cars, fast women, glittering watches and flashy clothes. For the millions of people who saw the first episode, there's little new here : the same (or almost) characters return to their well-oiled roles and punchlines. Still, it's a better sequel than most. First, it has a story that is appropriate to our times: the little Davids of the Sentier are fighting a giant Goliath - a big supermarket chain, and their final vengeance is fun and inventive. Second, there's more room for detail and character definition. Particularly, José Garcia as Serge, the mythomaniac, pathetic loser of the team, is given a lot of screen time and makes a memorable impression (and, like Ben Stiller, he has a lot of hard time "Meeting the parents" !). Third, it's fast-paced and quite funny. In some way, it's hard to describe such a movie to non-French people as the community presented here cannot be found elsewhere. It is also close to impossible to translate, too, as most of the fun is in the "typical" slang (like the title itself). Here's a comparison that comes to mind : take the comedic moments of Italo-American gangster sagas (like Goodfellas or the Sopranos), keep the colorful language but replace handguns by yarmulkes !