Simply Perfect

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

If you want to laugh all the night go see this movie. I watched it many times, and every time making me laugh again. "Le dîner de cons" is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen.The action takes place in a beautiful Parisian flat. Pierre Brochant lives there and each week, he and his friends take part in a special dinner were they've got to invite someone silly and the one who has found the best dumb is the winner of the evening; "dîner de cons".It contains so many jokes and crazy situations that nobody would like to be in. The actors are great and the "con" looks like a real one.Watch this comedy and have fun!

I watched this after watching two of its remakes & God, was I bored? No. Not a bit. There's always gladness watching the original & after this, I wonder I could watch the play.Talking about two amazing characters who don't know each other, the plot revolves around how one of them invites the other to one of his parties where he'd deliberately make fun of him along with his friends. Classic story riddled with jokes, humorous dialogs & performance. I am stunned by one accident sequence as it was so original, I have never seen so authenticity in any accident sequence. Bravo to the makers!There are many scenes which you will be wanting to see again & again for the degree of slapstick involved is astronomical. Amazing! This is one reason, I love French cinema.BOTTOM LINE: Highly recommended & it'd be better if you watch it first before relishing the remakes. 9.2 out of 10!Profanity/Sex/Mouth-Kiss: No | Vulgarity: Mild | Smoking: No | Alcohol/Drugs: Mild | Porn/Violence/Gore: No

Wonderfully simple, but emotionally engaging comedy. The film takes its audience on a wonderful journey as we start feeling very sorry for Villeret. The film is very cruel towards him at first. He's just a sweet, naive man looking for some acceptance. He soon turns into the guest from hell, as his lack of intelligence does turn into annoyance. Finally, his acts bring justice upon those that would make fun of him. It's a feel good comedy, that gradually builds an unexpected friendship. It's also nice to see the characters in on the joke as well. Too often comedies have their own characters ignore the hilarity around them. The dialogue is quick and witty and the film does what it can in its space and time. About to be remade with Paull Rudd and Steve Carrell, the trailer for that promises to expand on the events, but will the heart and humor remain intact? This is a mini French gem.

Amazing! This word describes perfectly the simplicity and the incredible sense of humour of this movie! The plot is really too straight to follow, as it is very simple: Pierre and his friends do, once a week, a "special dinner" to make fun of stupid guys they meet, and their absurd stories. They call it "idiot's dinner". For them it's like a championship where they try to find the dumbest guy on earth! But this time Pierre can't go to the dinner, because he hurt himself when he was playing golf, so he must stays in his own home. However, he had already invited Mr Pignon (the dumb guy) to the dinner and when Mr Pignon arrived, Pierre's nightmare will begin! This movie is really funny because it transforms little common circumstances into hilarious sequences! For example, a simple phone call is turned into a hilarious scene! I mean, I cried of laughing when I was watching this movie! There are four/five scenes that are really funny and simple at the same time. It proves that is not needed a large budget to make a great film. In fact, this movie even seems to be adapted from a theatrical play. I don't know if it is or not, but it seems so, because of the simplicity of its setting (almost all the film is shot inside Pierre's apartment).About the acting: It's done a very good work, especially by Jacques Villeret, the actor which plays Mr Pignon's character. He's really impressive as a dumb! He's truly a world champion! It's not the first time I watched this movie, I had already seen it some years ago when it was released in theatres; but today, when I watched it on DVD, I laughed as much as I was seeing it for the very first time!