Is this thing worth your time? If you like old French comedies that move at the speed of a caffeinated squirrel, maybe. If you prefer movies where characters actually sit down and listen to one another, steer clear. It is basically a headache in celluloid form. The whole plot hinges on a scrap of paper. You know the k...
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"Is this thing worth your time? If you like old French comedies that move at the speed of a caffeinated squirrel, maybe. If you prefer movies where characters actually sit down and listen to one another, steer clear. It is basically a headache in celluloid form. The whole plot hinges on a scrap of paper. You know the kind—the one that, if read by the wrong person, ruins everything. It feels very much like a 19th-century parlor drama that got a bit too excited about being a screwball comedy. The..."
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