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I had expected the quintessential French 'Navet' (B-movie) and had signed up for that without much expectation. Yet I found myself positively surprised on numerous occasions. Enough to share that here anyway. The cast is pretty much only weathered French comedy actors and actresses with a very strong screen presence. So, in terms of acting, and unless you hate them in the first place, the movie does what it says on the tin. It's a bit let down by the writing at times and a lot of the jokes are, expectedly, on the cheesy side (also not exactly suitable for a young audience). As for the story, I found it gradually morphed into something subtler than I had anticipated and it even reminded me of a truly great French comedy which I won't name here by fear of spoiling this one. I would definitely recommend this film if you are full of prejudice about cruise ships and enjoy slightly silly comedies (speaking French probably helps).

I laughed a lot. Ma favorite scene is the interview.