"A notre regrettable époux" is proof positive that even the most funny or charismatic comedic actors are doomed to sink like bricks if there is no solid direction and no decent screenplay to sustain them. Here you've got a talented and experienced cast which is wasted on a dud of a story - and trust me, it's painful to behold, it's like watching a respectable ballet company trying to perform "Swan Lake" in the middle of a waste dump. The jokes are few and far between, while the musical numbers do nothing to tie the story together or create an atmosphere of witty sophistication - on the contrary. The makers of the movie were not even thoughtful enough to provide a definite resolution or a witty dénouement - "A notre regrettable époux" just stops.
It needs to be added that the movie boasts a mortality rate worthy of a Black Plague epidemic : characters keep dropping dead all over the place. There is a reason black comedies are called black, but still...
Mind you, the title, in its original French, is pretty funny.
It needs to be added that the movie boasts a mortality rate worthy of a Black Plague epidemic : characters keep dropping dead all over the place. There is a reason black comedies are called black, but still...
Mind you, the title, in its original French, is pretty funny.