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With enjoyable performances, particularly from Lacoste and Gallienne and a decent stab at an 'importance of friendship' message underlying the laughs, Asterix is pleasant company, even if this isn't quite as magic as his potion.

I'm not sure that this is vintage Rohmer. It's a bit dated.

The story has all the ingredients of a swashbuckling 17th century adventure.

If you've ever wondered what a Star Wars pastiche by Monty Python might look like if barely any of the jokes landed then the latest film from Bruno Dumont is for you.

The final act has multiple twists but by that time interest has waned

Anne Fontaine and co-scribe Benoît Graffin simply cannot make up their minds.

Ozon loves to let his audience's perceptions clash.

The whole film adheres to the director’s credo that simple story-telling does not mean a lack of depth or subtlety, or roughness around the edges.

From the opening credits, this is a visual treat.

A film you'll never forget.

Ozon uses the building blocks of the comic tradition to tell a much more empowering tale that plays genuine tribute to a rounded female character.

Fabrice Luchini slips his leash and gives the funniest performance of the year, with Michel Piccoli, in a support role, coming a strong second.

The absurd exaggerations and the wild parishes of humor are completely original, never cruel, and attached to a physicality that is pure cinema.