French Immersion starts off with great promise. A town in Northern Quebec is suffering economically after their mine closes. The town creates a French immersion school where participants stay with locals for an 'around the clock' French Immersion experience. Interesting characters are introduced playing the locals and students (most of whom are English Canadians).
After the set-up however, and some funny one-liners, the follow-through of the storyline fails. There are numerous scenes for potential that are squandered - a family who explains in French to a gay Newfy politician that he will be staying in their daughter's room who has gone to school, is misinterpreted by the politician as gone to heaven. A Jewish chef from New York befriends the local Indian restaurant owner whose new bride from India refuses to come out of her room. The Jewish chef makes Creme Brulee but the bride doesn't eat it, leaving the viewer confused as to why the scene was included in the film, especially when the Jewish chef skis home during a freak snow storm in July...?
The school is closed down after a surprise inspection occurs during an argument between English Canadian students and French Canadian faculty about who produces the best hockey players - English or French Canada. This street hockey challenge could have been a great scene in the movie, but in this film it falls flat, and afterwards the entire film also falls flat - ending inexplicably in a Bollywood dance sequence.
The film has a great set-up and gimmick but there is no follow-through. I hope someone who has the vision remakes this film because it could be hilarious from start to finish.
After the set-up however, and some funny one-liners, the follow-through of the storyline fails. There are numerous scenes for potential that are squandered - a family who explains in French to a gay Newfy politician that he will be staying in their daughter's room who has gone to school, is misinterpreted by the politician as gone to heaven. A Jewish chef from New York befriends the local Indian restaurant owner whose new bride from India refuses to come out of her room. The Jewish chef makes Creme Brulee but the bride doesn't eat it, leaving the viewer confused as to why the scene was included in the film, especially when the Jewish chef skis home during a freak snow storm in July...?
The school is closed down after a surprise inspection occurs during an argument between English Canadian students and French Canadian faculty about who produces the best hockey players - English or French Canada. This street hockey challenge could have been a great scene in the movie, but in this film it falls flat, and afterwards the entire film also falls flat - ending inexplicably in a Bollywood dance sequence.
The film has a great set-up and gimmick but there is no follow-through. I hope someone who has the vision remakes this film because it could be hilarious from start to finish.