I normally don't go for non-English films for a variety of reasons; among them the fact I feel I'm doing the actors and filmmakers a disservice by not being able to understand a film without subtitles. For this film however I am not only happy to make an exception I can honestly say the comedy is so good I might have understood +without+ the english subtitles! The facial expressions of the actors involved are as priceless as the ridiculous situations they get themselves into. Just when you think you've got it all sorted out, the writers of the screenplay up the ante in ironically hilarious twists the likes of which are rarely seen in your average Hollywood comedies full of punchlines and quips and non-existant plots. Even at the film's very end when the so-called "idiot" has proven how wrong people were about him, he commits one last great gaffe that screams "STUPID!" and will have you rolling on the floor. Forget Julia Roberts, forget Woody Allen, and forget Chris Tucker - if you want really good laughs rent or buy "The Dinner Game" (American release title) and enjoy a wry comedy you won't soon forget.
Review of Le Dîner de Cons
