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Mon idole (Original French Only Version - No English Options)

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Those impressed with Canet's second feature as director, the well-crafted thriller Tell No One/Ne la Dis a Personne, may be somewhat disappointed if they're looking for something of the same quality with his directing debut. Mon Idole is one of those overlong comedies that's okay but nothing you really need to see, as TV assistant Guillaume Canet (who also directed) finds himself invited to spend an increasingly nightmarish weekend with the head of the production company (Francois Berléand), ostensibly to work on a pitch for a new series but in reality to play court jester to the jaded manipulator and his young wife - a sort of Pitch les Fokkers with considerably less star power. Diane Kruger, who usually seems less the face that launched a thousand ships than the wood they're made of, is fine for once, although it's never a good sign when an actress stands out because she's not bad for a change.

The French PAL DVD boasts a good widerscreen transfer with English subtitles, though none of the extras on the 2-disc set are subtitled.