The Chateau
Take two bickering brothers of different nationalities inherited property in the French village, and set surly servants. Digital Cinema film with a handheld camera, in a style inspired to feast on. Offer a few good jokes on the cross-cultural hilarity in the first third, and then in writing gradually veer down. Insert tired romantic subplot, in an attempt to run the material. End with a whimper. Voila - The Chateau.
It is unfortunate that Jesse Peretz film eventually sinks, because some of the early scenes are simple. It starts with brothers Graham (Paul Rudd) and Allen (Romany Malco) Granville gently bickering on the train to their destination, giddy over the fact that they had inherited a castle. In the first case, it was a reasonable slacker type, while his brother took the Internet company founded on “penis problems.” In one amusing exchange, the more business-minded of the two takes on the work related to its mobile phone. Graham wonders aloud about the clipped, impersonal manner speaking it takes. Allen answers, “White guys do not want to talk about his brother g ** k.” Later in the same way, Graham asked: “Know that I want to do when we get to France? Ladies Love.” Although these cases may not sound funny in print, Rudd and Malco have a great relationship, and speak lines amusingly.
When they finally arrive in the mansion late at night, and shivering from the cold (Graham expects shorts weather), they are confronted with surprise and disbelieving home staff. There is butler, Jean (Didier Flamand), housekeeper Isabelle (Sylvie Testud), rat Pierre (Philippe Nahon), and cook Sabin (Maria Verdi). Not only the crew did not believe the boys’ claims for the property, but also difficult to accept that the two brothers, Graham and can not seem to find the word “adopted” in the French / English dictionary.
Finally, Jean agrees to go to inherit a letter carrying two territories and invites them to dinner and the night’s rest. First, the interaction between Americans and ugly snooty French officials rather ridiculous - at dinner one evening, Graham was trying to convey that he vegan after Sabine sets pig’s head in front of him. In addition, instead of the words “I love potatoes,” he sputters: “I love you, potato” ( “Je t’aime patates”) in its scrambled Franglais. Another funny moment suggests Allen run the grounds in his Men’s underwear was trying to find a cell phone signal. Soon, however, it is obvious plot development intrudes - at the chateau was months in arrears, and Granvilles must either pay or sell the place.
One other hysterical scenes should indicate where Graham collects staff and explains them in to stop him, the French translation dictionary-why the brothers should sell the castle. But after that, in quite a few of the castle peters. Rather than simply locking crew snobbish trite twist is why they tend to kisas Granvilles. Then, there is a love triangle with the two brothers holds Isabelle, who is wearying with the conclusion obnoxious drunken rant from Graham. And the emergence of a potential buyer Sonny (Donal Logue), a boorish bore who does not have a single funny line, nothing to revive the proceedings.
What happens to Chateau happens with a lot of films. Writers come up with a cheerful room, and some interesting characters, but they forgot to make a full-length film of them. At 30 minutes, this flick, you might have been a hoot. At 92 that the postponement re. By the time the boys leave Granville chateau with heads full hard-earned lessons, most viewers will not be able to find it in their hearts to care.
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