tomtom4now

Romantic comedy, zombies, humor? It would seem a strange combination, were it not for the fact that it was done by the same people who made "Spaced", one of the three best British sitcoms ever (the others being "Father Ted" and "Black Books"). The TV series was great, I'm surprised a lot of people here didn't watch it. Anyway, the film is very funny, at the same time it is not a mere "spoof" of the genre, having realistic zombies (not that I ever saw one myself, but you know what I mean) and some moments that are almost scary. Good supporting cast too, I'd only like Jessica Stevenson to have a bigger role, she's funny. Too bad here (I lived in London, but I'm living in Brazil right now) they didn't release it in the cinemas, going directly to video/DVD. Instead they're showing the awful and humorless "Exorcist: The Beginning" in several theaters. Shame.

Godard once said that "The Americans know how to tell stories, the French don't; they do something else". Seeing that most Americans commenting on this film didn't like it, I suppose it's at least partly because the film does not really tell a story, well, not in a good straightforward way at least. This might make the film tedious and overlong for some. I, however, found it charming enough to watch it non-stop from beginning to end. I don't know why; I suppose it is in part because both Jeanne Balibar and Heléne de Fougerolles are, each in her own way, so cute, funny and sexy in a way that only French actresses can be (even if they are not "beautiful" in the supermodel-silicon-tits way). Also I suppose because of the humour and lightness - too many french films tend to take themselves way too seriously, this one doesn't. Sergio Castellito is very watchable too. OK, it's not a masterpiece, maybe it could gain from some editing, etc. But it's not so bad. Plus, it made me curious to see or read "Come tu me vuoi", the Pirandello piece that the actors are performing. Seems interesting.