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Cockles and Muscles
Comedy - 2005
Cockles and Muscles
6.6
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Crustacés et coquillages is a fresh French comedy film with numerous surprise turnarounds and about the tolerance of a family of four. The family spend an idealistic summer vacation together where each of the family members gets involved in a new or old relationship.
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Details

Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
30 Mar 2005
Country:
FR
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It's a diversion at best and a strained souffle at worst, but it rings enough Gallic changes on the old family-summer- gone-horribly- wrong genre to deliver some unexpectedly sharp laughs.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
30 Sep 2005
rotten:
While Cote d'Azur should be a vacation, it's often more like work just trying to stay engaged.
– John Monaghan,
Detroit Free Press,
7 Oct 2005
rotten:
You might call it a musical without songs (mostly), or a farce without enough doors to slam, or a comedy without enough jokes.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
7 Oct 2005
rotten:
The gay-themed film's characters and complications are formula fluff.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
13 Oct 2005
rotten:
As flippant vaudeville-style comedies go, Cote d'Azur is rather weak.
– Peter Debruge,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct 2005
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