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Les Insaisissables (2000)

Dir: Christian Gion         Comedy       stars 2
Overview
Les Insaisissables is a French film comedy first released in 2000, directed by Christian Gion.  The film stars Daniel Prévost, Dominique Guillo, Sébastien Thiery, Laurent Natrella and Andrée Damant.  Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.


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Synopsis
Bailiff Grimbert finally meets his match when he attempts to seize the assets of an old woman named Madeleine.  She is protected by three young men, Romain, Alain and Philippe, who have themselves each been victims of the French legal system that allows odious men like Grimbert to take their private possessions when they get into debt.  Having duped Grimbert into taking goods from the wrong house, Romain and his friends make a close study of the law, the sole objective being to make their enemy’s life sheer Hell.  But, as they soon discover, there’s one thing worse than a bailiff, and that’s a bailiff who has been humiliated...


Film Review
This slow-paced and largely predictable comedy from director Christian Gion is distinguished most by Daniel Prévost’s surprisingly sympathetic portrayal of a bailiff who gets his just deserts.  Whilst let down by a meandering storyline and some shameless sentimentality, the film benefits from a talented cast who make the most of Gion’s bland script, injecting some fleeting moments of hilarity and emotional depth.  However, it is painfully evident that both Prévost and his co-star, Dominique Guillo, deserve better material than this.

© James Travers 2005

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Credits
  • Director: Christian Gion
  • Script: Christian Gion
  • Photo: Jean-Jacques Tarbès
  • Music: Francis Lai
  • Cast: Daniel Prévost (Grimbert), Dominique Guillo (Romain), Sébastien Thiery (Alain), Laurent Natrella (Philippe), Andrée Damant (Madeleine), Julie Debazac (Olivia), Christian Bouillette (Le commissaire), Nicky Marbot (Jean-Louis), Tony Gaultier (Fernand), André Dupon (Henri), Jean-Pierre Bertrand (La Raynière), Renée Le Calm (Mme Legros)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 95 min


 
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