Reviewer's Rating 3 out of 5 Ìý
Drole de Félix (2000)
15

When his mother dies, Felix (Bouajila) finds old letters from the father he's never met and decides to track him down through the letter's return address. As he journeys across France, he meets a series of people who come to represent a family with each needing, using, and helping him.

He connects with these people terribly easily because he's just a likeable bloke and they each come to care about him - just as we do. He's not extremely charming or funny, just nice and as his new friends each enjoy a day with him, you will gently enjoy this hour and a half.

While you may not guffaw long and loud, the film will get a laugh out of you at intervals and you're rarely without a smile. At one point, for instance, Felix's idle chat becomes much richer because he unthinkingly falls into the typical position of a patient on a psychiatrist's couch.

But while each segment is warmly fun, they remain only segments and after a few you they become a little predictable and staged. Plus, as each segment is identified on screen with a caption like 'my sister' or 'my cousin', it doesn't take long before you can see the shape of the whole film and realise what the ending must be.

End Credits

Director: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau

Writer: Olivier Ducastel

Stars: Sami Bouajila, Patachou , Ariane Ascaride, Pierre-Loup Rajot

Genre: Comedy, World Cinema

Length: 92 minutes

Cinema: 20 October 2000

Country: France

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