Friday, April 28, 2006

*** Après vous (4-22-06) - Romantic French comedy - farce. Although the premise of this movie is completely implausible, the acting makes it enjoyable. A waiter, taking a shortcut through a park, encounters a man trying to commit suicide. He saves him and tries everything possible to help the guy get his will to live. This revolves largely around trying to hook the suicidal guy up with his old girlfriend. The underlying story, I think, is about getting engaged with people who either can't be helped or who cannnot return the favor of your attention/good will (or both). Sometimes there is a surprise.