Honoring your nationality, The French comedy of good humor remains that Gallic village in the face of the total domination of American blockbusters or minority arthouse cinema. With a more commercial look that does not prevent us from enjoying an intelligent and well-constructed proposal, such as those of Alexandra Leclère, which debuts ‘My dearest children’, which judiciously portrays a very uncomfortable reality related to how children treat their parents when they fly out of the nest and how, in many cases, they end up being motivated by interest, reflecting a meticulous of family relationships.
The film poses a question that shows how, in an exceptional situation, the human being reacts in an unexpected way: What would happen if retired parents whose children visit them from Easter to Ramos win the lottery? Leclère asks this question starting from a hypothetical casebecause its protagonists, two formidable Josiane Balasko and Didier Bourdon (directors in his filmography), pretend to have won the lottery to see if they can get their offspring home for Christmas. A situation that gives rise to a series of comical and uncomfortable moments, which show the worst face of family relationships.
Leclère manages to dose the moments of ‘bad milk’ to make room for a light comedy that, above all, tries to entertain. The result is a balanced exercise in wellness, in which the most narcissistic and selfish side of the descendants is shown, those who remember their relatives only when they hear the word ‘inheritance’. It is interesting to note how the director, who wrote the screenplay, did not hesitate to bring out her more ‘destructive’ side in the portrait of the ungrateful offspring. Instead, avoid turning parents into poor victims, thanks to a tandem of magnificent actors, who manage to create a funny farce, in which it is impossible not to feel a certain malicious pleasure in the misfortune of children.
Fun and enjoyable comedy with a certain delinquent twist
Leclère, who has already shown he has a knack for wellness comedies with the wonderful ‘The Angry Sisters’ or ‘Solidarios a la Fuerza (Welcome but … not so much)’, shines with a remarkable proposal, one of those that shows the virtues of Gallic cinema in terms of industry, being the third way between the commercial and the author, the one not to be missed despite the critical situation at the international box office; In addition to remembering that the comedy that is followed by a large audience does not have to be a clumsy proposal, but have that elegant and unique point of the French label.
‘My Dearest Children’ is a good gala proposal to make the audience smile, which it creates thanks to a balance between its wildest scenes and a certain ironic air in your message With a magnificent team of actors, as Marilou Berry, Cédric Ben Abdallah and especially Laurent Stocker also shine, who in his brief moments dazzles, Leclère’s film convinces and causes that magic that can only be obtained with the comedy about the great screen, which spreads laughter collectively, ensuring that, for at least 95 minutes, viewers leave any kind of problem in airplane mode to let yourself go for a moment of fun with class.
Note: 7
The best: How the most “bestial” moments fit into the plot.
Worse: It is still a commercial production, which means that the risk is minimal.
Source: E Cartelera
