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My Worst Nightmare

2011 · 1h 43m · NOT RATED Comedy
Directed by Anne Fontaine

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Agathe runs an art gallery. Her husband François is a publisher. Together they have one son, and in every way seem to be the picture of normality — but emotions are stewing under the surface. All it takes is the arrival of a complete stranger for things to start unravelling. Patrick is brash, uncouth and totally unselfconscious...

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64%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Isabelle Huppert may be approaching self-parody as an icon of Gallic frigidity, yet the talented writer-director Anne Fontaine puts that to excellent use in this broad, obvious, but consistently funny bedroom farce.

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh

"My Worst Nightmare," though predictable, moves along nicely enough for most of its 99 minutes, thanks to an offbeat chemistry between Huppert (who's very good at looking appalled) and the very relaxed Poelvoorde.

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Rotten

[Huppert] can't get laughs where there are none, and she can't buy a laugh in the movie's second half.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

"My Worst Nightmare" isn't great, but it isn't apologizing for anything, either. Plus, I laughed out loud at least three times.

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Fresh

No one loves a broad comedy like the French, but Gallic touches of restraint tend to keep such light entertainment pleasing rather than blundering.

Kyle Smith, New York Post

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