Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.
It's better when it's threatening, but Leconte knows his audience.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
22 Sep 2007
rotten:
One looks to Leconte for some of the finest, most sophisticated and compassionate filmmaking coming out of France, not for a situation comedy.
– Kirk Honeycutt,
Hollywood Reporter,
22 Sep 2007
rotten:
Auteuil and Boon's appealing performances keep the film engaging throughout, but it's easy to pine for a dark, challenging film with this premise, pitched more toward a harrowing emotional reckoning than this film's ambiguous but inevitable happy ending.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
22 Sep 2007
fresh:
Patrice Leconte has taken a story about male friendship, in all its posturing and potential vulnerability, and turned it into a light, smart, crowd-pleasing comedy.