Every day, AlloCiné recommends a film to (re)watch on TV. Tonight: Artus is a loser and Tarek Boudali the biggest liar.
After the success of the Les Tuche saga, as well as Bullit and Riper, a police parody with the heroes of Pamela Rose, Olivier Baroux created a comedy that is still as offbeat as ever. Its title? Liar.
Released in theaters in 2022, this feature film tells the story of Jérôme, a compulsive liar. His family and friends can no longer put up with all his daily secrecy and are doing everything they can to get him to change his attitude.
Not listening to what he is accused of, Jérôme sinks deeper and deeper into what is left unsaid, until the day a curse hits him: all his lies come to life…
In the cast of this slightly zany comedy adapted from the eponymous Quebec film by Emile Gaudreault (2019), we find Tarek Boudali, Artus, Pauline Clément (Jumeaux mais pas trop), Catherine Hosmalin (Damn then!), but also Louise Coldefy (Fiasco) and Bertrand Usclat (Broute).
Artus continues the blunders
You will have understood, with this funny scenario and these numerous actors known for their funny roles on the big screen, Olivier Baroux’s comedy can only be refreshing (and we promise, it’s not a lie).
And among the headliners of Liar, there is of course Artus, who produced the biggest success of the year 2024 and who is currently working on the production of “a crazy western”. Thus, two years before causing a sensation with Un P’tit truc en plus, the thirty-seven-year-old comedian lent his features to Thibault, one of Jérôme’s close friends.
Moreover, in this comedy, Artus has a series of burlesque scenes, since the divine curse has given him the label of… loser. And just like his character, the actor and director showed some clumsiness during filming which almost cost him dearly: he tore his bicep.
And despite an unflattering rating (2 out of 5), the reviews are more positive. The proof below!
“A well-made, funny comedy, with a good script, very pleasant entertainment to watch” (Chronicler)
“Interpreted with perfect accuracy, finesse and delicate humor: endemic and pathological lying is truly analyzed with originality and without sarcasm” (Remyll)
“A lovely comedy, fresh, funny, which we need at the moment” (Monique Parisel)
“Really well written story with actors in roles that suit them” (Evan Petit)
“Let yourself be carried away, a little crazy but actors who take us with pleasure. Smiles and even laughter guaranteed” (Christine Foucaud)
Whether we are seduced or not, this French comedy succeeds in conveying a little moral on lying. And that’s welcome!
Tonight on W9 at 9:10 p.m.
