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06/24/06
The Chateau (2002)
49 %
Reviews Counted: 53 Fresh: 26 Rotten:27 Average Rating: 5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Synopsis: Jesse Peretz follows up his subdued first feature, FIRST LOVE, LAST RITES, with this outrageous comedy, shot on digital video. The story follows brothers Graham (Paul Rudd) and Allen (Romany Malco) Granville as they make their way from America to small-town France. It appears that their... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Sylvie Testud, Didier Flamand, Donal Logue
Director: Jesse Peretz
Screenwriter: Jesse Peretz
Producer: Scott Macaulay, Robin O'Hara
Composer: Nathan Larson
Screenwriter: Jesse Peretz
Producer: Scott Macaulay, Robin O'Hara
Composer: Nathan Larson
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02/25/04
Once the viewer accepts the huge leaps of faith required in the film's premise, it's a lot of fun to strap oneself in and enjoy this goofy ride.
12/08/02
There are enough of the usual only-in-the-movies misunderstandings between Graham and Allen to delay any sort of resolution, but director Jesse Peretz neglects to fill the gaps with any memorably diverting action.
12/02/02
The new faces are interesting, but the old story isn't, especially when it starts to seem more improvised than scripted.
11/29/02
There's a spontaneity to The Chateau, a sense of light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout.
11/29/02
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10/26/02
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Has an improvisational feel and a cheesy, shot-on-video look (why do that when you've got the French countryside as subject?), but that first hour is still worth seeing.
10/21/02
Language and love are found and lost in ‘The Château’ ---
10/03/02
The uneven movie does have its charms and its funny moments but not quite enough of them.
09/25/02
Given too much time to consider the looseness of the piece, the picture begins to resemble the shapeless, grasping actors' workshop that it is.
09/19/02
Nothing more than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises.
09/17/02
It's a likeable piece and a prime audition reel for both Rudd and Malco.
09/13/02
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