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Wow! Such a good movie.

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Blistering performances.

Auteuil plays Antoine, the maître at a Paris restaurant. Taking a short cut through a park late one night, Antoine comes upon Louis. just as he kicks the suitcase out from under his feet to hang himself from a tree. Antoine saves him, brings him home, introduces him to his girlfriend Christine and cares more about Louis than Louis himself. This is where troubles for Antoine start.I believe that the movie has been underrated by critics and viewers of the IMDb. The acting of Auteil and García is very good and the movie has scenes that made me roll laughing on the floor, notoriously when Louis is interviewed for a job at the restaurant.Auteuil faces speak for themselves. He does not need to say anything to make you enjoy what is going on in the screen. If you want to have a good laugh the movie is highly recommended.

Antoine works in a good restaurant and one day, at returning home, he saves Louis' life, as he was going to commit suicide. Surprisingly Louis gets very angry and Antoine decides to help him and tries help him to recovering his will for life. Louis is in love to Blanche, and, as she does not love him, he wants to die. In order to help him, Antoine meets Blanche, but things will not develop as he waits... I hoped this film to be as good as "la cena de los idiotas", but I was very disappointed, at any moment I laughed, and I must say I found it very boring. Neither the story is interesting nor the actors have their best day. To sum up, I did not like it, there are many better films to watch.

Is it a romantic comedy or a farce? In either case, it does not succeed as either or both. The biggest problem is the with the premise. The notion that someone will go to such lengths, and such financial expense, to help someone who is in dire need of medical assistance is simply not plausible. Afterall, the guy does try to kill himself within the first few minutes. And thus one watches this movie constantly thinking, "I don't believe this is happening". While the acting is fine, the characters are all to broad and the reason for the infatuation with the girl is never developed and so we have no understanding as to why these men are so consumed by her.

This is another French gem. I found it in the spirit of Amelie but maybe not as colorful and vibrant. Nonetheless if you enjoy Foreign films I'd well recommend this. The charm of the lead central characters is glowing. The Good Samaritan embraces fate as it should be. The story occasionally feels plodding and a tad clichéd and of course contrived, but in this genre its almost unavoidable. And forgivable. The acting of the lead 8 or so actors is marvelous. There are several laugh-out-loud scenes, a touching finale, and a peppy lead song to bolster the great acting. It has some real personality. This is one of the better films I've seen this year.