M. Hulot's Holiday
1953
Directed by Jacques Tati
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone. One of my New Year's resolutions this year was to finish this blog. This seemed perfectly reasonable in January. One of the year's many failures…
But let's move forward with one of the worst movies I have seen. I have absolutely no idea what Jacques Tati was going for with this movie. A large part of it was shot as if it was a silent movie, therefore utilizing silent film humor. However, there are large speaking parts as well, which makes the silent parts just look stupid. And to add insult to injury, they are all horrible actors.
The film has absolutely no plot. That is not just me bitching, The Book even admits nothing happens. However, The Book lists that as if it is an attribute of the movie. The Book also has the audacity to compare the comedy to that of Buster Keaton!!!!!
Just awful and out of place. Skip it.
RATING: -----
Interesting Facts:
Christopher Lee dubs the English version.
