Mr. Wilson's Antoine is too much of a pill to root for, and the voice-over and wispy songs dribbling over scenes only underline the forgettable filmmaking.
Overview
On his 50th birthday, a man who's been watching his weight, health and temper all his life suffers a heart attack. He's been doing everything he was told he should do and it still didn't help. He decides to turn the page and let loose.
Director and cast
- Eric Lavaine Director
- Lambert Wilson as Antoine
- Franck Dubosc as Baptiste
- Florence Foresti as Olivia
- Guillaume de Tonquédec as Yves
- Jérôme Commandeur as Jean-Michel
- Valérie Crouzet as Nathalie
- Sophie Duez as Véronique
- Lionel Abelanski as Laurent
- Marc Fayet as Serveur chez Abel
- Antoine Blanquefort as Professeur Blomet
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Lavaine's midlife-crisis dramedy piles on dreary subplots involving Antoine's grating pals and their one-dimensional romantic and/or financial problems, but his material is unfunny and superficial to the point of inertia.
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