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.
Overview
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...
Director and cast
- Anne Fontaine Director
- Isabelle Huppert as Agathe
- Benoît Poelvoorde as Patrick
- André Dussollier as François
- Virginie Efira as Julie
- Donatien Suner as Adrien, son of Agathe and François
- Corentin Devroey as Tony, Patrick's son
- Aurélien Recoing as Thierry
- Samir Guesmi Cast
- Éric Berger Cast
- Philippe Magnan Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
"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.
[Huppert] can't get laughs where there are none, and she can't buy a laugh in the movie's second half.
"My Worst Nightmare" isn't great, but it isn't apologizing for anything, either. Plus, I laughed out loud at least three times.
No one loves a broad comedy like the French, but Gallic touches of restraint tend to keep such light entertainment pleasing rather than blundering.
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