La Beuze (2003)
Directed by François Desagnat, Thomas Sorriaux

Film Review

If any thought actually went into this inane rambling anarchic comedy, there's not much evidence of it from what we see on the screen.  Au contraire, it looks as if one day someone went out and bought a video camera and decided to improvise a film with a handful of mates "just for a lark".  It's embarrassing, it's tedious, and it has even less entertainment value than a soggy roll of woodchip wallpaper.  At least you can look at the latter without having the urge to rip out your intestines.

Film Synopsis

Inseparable buddies since childhood, Alphonse Brown and Scotch live in the busy French sea port of Le Havre, just about making ends meet with their petty criminal exploits.  One day, Alphonse's luck runs out and he is taken into police custody.  On leaving prison a year later, Alphonse is desperately keen to turn over a new leaf and intends doing so by becoming a musician, following in the hallowed footsteps of his alleged father, James Brown.  His plans are immediately derailed when, whilst exploring a bunker, he and Scotch come across an ancient suitcase containing a mysterious substance.  The substance turns out to be a powerful hallucinogenic drug which could very well make a small fortune for its discoverers.  Not long after arriving in the capital, hoping to devote themselves body and soul to their new career as musicians, the two friends soon find themselves in very deep water.  It seems that just about everyone is determined to get their hands on the strange narcotic that Alphonse has unwittingly laid his hands on...