L'incruste (2004) User Reviews

My my,hey hey,Titoff is here to stay

[dbdumonteil · 4/10 · 31 August 2006]

....succumbs to the clichés of the Bonne Vieille Comédie à la Française.The scrounger who takes his new "friend " to a prostitute (whose madam is none other than Agnès Soral,complete with puppy doggy in her arms) is a scene the average viewer has seen at least twenty times or more.The transvestite-with-a-heart -of-gold ,haven't we got enough of that?The best scenes are to be found at the beginning: the parasite watching TV and savoring an ice cream while the host desperately tries to sleep is a pretty good scene.

If the movie fails to excite ,it's mainly because the actors have not enough presence : imagine,for instance ,Bacri or Darroussin playing the sponger.

The Klutz Who Came To Dinner

[writers_reign · 15 April 2004]

Titoff is yet qnother self-styled 'comique' who plays the clubs in Paris and thinks (or his management thinks) that he's ready for the Big Leagues. L'Incruste (the word is virtually untranslateable, the man who came to dinner is close except that Sheridan Whiteside stayed on only because he broke his ankle or whatever while Titoff invites himself but even 'freeloader' doesn't quite hit it, probably the best we can hope for is 'to wear out one's welcome' and leave it at that) is nevertheless a non-demanding divertissment. Titoff may have invented the phrase 'accident prone'; if you have a priceless Ming vase in the attic and you give this guy a bed in the BASEMENT you can kiss that vase goodbye because somehow, if only by osmosis, he is going to smash it even indirectly. The film falls naturally into two halves, one setting up Titoff as a jerk and then the 'caper'. In its favor is the locale, Menilmontent and Bastille, areas of North East Paris not explored too often by moviemakers in love with Montparnass and Montmartre. It's hard to say if it will make it outside the borders of France but if not you haven't missed all that much. 5/10

C'mon, it's a nice comedy

[ericsdesmond · 8/10 · 10 April 2022]

It was fun to watch and plenty of eye candy. Perfect for a weekend night when you feel like some light entertainment. I like French comedies and this one didn't disappoint.