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Overview
Est-ce bien raisonnable? is a French comedy thriller film first released in 1981,
directed by Georges Lautner.
The film stars Miou-Miou, Gérard Lanvin, Michel Galabru and Renée Saint-Cyr.
It has also been released under the title: Is This Really Reasonable?.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
Synopsis
After his arrest, small-time crook Gérard Louvier escapes from police custody by
stealing the clothes – and identity – of a high-profile judge. A journalist,
Julie Boucher, mistakes Louvier for the judge she intended to ask to investigate the suspicious
death of a man. Realising that Julie is offering him a ticket to freedom, Louvier
willingly accompanies her to her home in Nice. There, Julie’s domestic life
– which includes a cheating boyfriend and an ex-lover who won’t go away –
becomes more complicated when she discovers she is attracted to Louvier. Then she
discovers his real identity…
Film Review
Compared with some of Georges Lautner’s better known films, Est-ce
bien raisonnable? must rate as a pretty minor work, lacking the biting wit, energy
and sense of fun of Lautner’s earlier achievements. However, some spirited
performances from a talented cast just about make this an attractive and mildly entertaining
film. Miou-Miou and Gérard Lanvin work together surprisingly well, both bringing
a touch of humanity into a pretty ordinary storyline whilst subtly underplaying the comedy
to great effect. The slightly soporific nature of the film’s first half
is mercifully relieved by some familiar Lautner/Audiard comedy in the latter part of the
film – and things improve greatly when Michel Galabru enters the frame, assisted
by some cracking mother in-law-jokes.
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