Synopsis
A woman, concerned by her husband's eccentric behavior, hires a detective to follow his every move -- which yields unexpected results.
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Cast
- Ornella MutiCécile Costes
- Valérie MairesseClaire
- Catherine FrotJeanne
- Dominique BlancAgnès
- François MorelAlain
- Gilbert MelkiPascal
- Lucas BelvauxPierre
- Jean-Baptiste MontagutHenri
Recommendations
- 83
Entertainment Weekly
Genre-hoppers like Steven Soderbergh ought to love this neat triple doozy. [Note: From a review of the entire trilogy.] - 80
The New Yorker
What we glean from Belvaux’s trilogy is the reassurance (rare on film, with its terror of inattention) that people are both important and unimportant, and that heroes and leading ladies, in life as in art, can fade into extras before our eyes. [Note: From a review of the entire trilogy.] [2 February 2004, p. 94] - 80
Village Voice
At its most contemplative, The Trilogy is a stirring and shrewd portrait of lives lived in oblivious parallel. [Note: From a review of the entire trilogy.] - 70
Variety
The briefest of the three pics, it's also the least successful, suggesting that this kind of character-driven comedy isn't the genre with which Belvaux is most comfortable. Still, there are delightful sequences and ideas and the film carries a great deal more substance and resonance when placed alongside the other two in the series. - 60
The New York Times
Some of the scenes are like mislaid puzzle pieces, and they snap into place only when all three movies have been seen and absorbed. This makes watching any one of the episodes both more interesting and more frustrating than it might otherwise be, since a portion of dramatic satisfaction is always withheld. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Lacking the thematic depth of "On The Run," this brisk, bubbly jape never really transcends the genre it's emulating, and your enjoyment of the film really depends on your tolerance for bumbling misunderstandings and improbable coincidences. - 50
New York Daily News
Given the grim events, the buoyantly goofy An Amazing Couple has the effect of laughing gas pumped through the vents in a funeral hall. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
The mixture of humor, suspense, and ominous undertones is effective but rarely inspired.
