sammiiboyy
Just saw it tonight on TV. It is a good comedy worth watching it on TV at least, but this is definitely not ''Diner de cons''. Just to some who claim that Johnny didn't play well Jean-Phillip Smet I've just have to say that Jean-Phillip Smet is the real name of Johnny Hallyday. I guess it is why it is not much emphases on that assuming that french audience already know that.Frankly it is all about that, you must know a little about the French pop culture as other actor are doing small cameos. In that point of view you really got to know how a big stars Johnny is in reality so the ending is more meaningful. All the thing Fabrice tell him about what he should have done are real events part of history. Just for finish Johnny is at first a singer but for several years now he is a full fledge actor and his movie are not all about him playing himself he is able to do other stuff too just as Fabrice Luchini. I guess if the rights are sold to make an Hollywood's flicks you could have a big stars still alive like Billy Joel or Neil Diamond someone a little bit cheesy but still big with a truckloads of die hard fans.
David Scrimshaw
This is a cute comedy in which a sweet loser named Fabrice winds up in an alternate universe where the rock star he lives for, Johhny Hallyday, never became famous.Along with the gentle entertainment, I found it to be a great introduction to a musical world I knew nothing about.Spoiler Part - I'm not sure if this is really a spoiler. French audiences will know that in our world, Johnny Hallyday and some others in the movie are playing themselves, genuine famous people. This surprised me when I discovered it at the very end of the movie because Johnny for example, did a terrific job of acting.
kayrox
I didn't expected to see such a good movie! First I must say i'm not a Johnny Hallyday fan, though I respect him for the energy and strength he has. It's a brilliant comedy, with a great Fabrice Luchini, and a Johnny Hallyday that is not totally in its own character, and that gives here one of its greatest film. The idea of the scenario is very well found, but for a non-french person, this movie may seem weird, as one must know the unique "role" Johnny has in french music. For many, as the character played by Luchini, he's the greatest french singer of all times. That may be true, or not, but it's this uniqueness of Johnny that gives a sense to that movie.
michael_grube
Let's be honest: Johnny Hallyday may be a great singer and songwriter for some (and I honestly like some of his songs very much), but he's not an actor. As in this movie he has to play himself most of the time, this shouldn't be too much of a problem, but it is. His play is flat, as is Luchini's, who isn't funny enough to pull the audience through this annoyingly foreseeable screenplay (although the basic idea behind it is quite interesting). If you like either Johnny or Luchini, you might enjoy this. If you want to spend an evening laughing - this is not going to do it. It let me chuckle several times, but never laugh. This is a waste - in production money, and in the money you spend to see it.
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