
What to do when the workers of a factory have been laid off overnight? Louise has an original idea: why not pool the compensation money to ... hire a hit man and to liquidate the boss? Motion accepted so Louise goes in search of the gem they need and unfortunately comes across Michel, a stinky security specialist. Michel, who is busted, gladly accepts the deal but proves so inept that he sub-contracts the job to improbable novices. Moreover, as the factory was a mere branch o... (Full plot summary below)
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What to do when the workers of a factory have been laid off overnight? Louise has an original idea: why not pool the compensation money to ... hire a hit man and to liquidate the boss? Motion accepted so Louise goes in search of the gem they need and unfortunately comes across Michel, a stinky security specialist. Michel, who is busted, gladly accepts the deal but proves so inept that he sub-contracts the job to improbable novices. Moreover, as the factory was a mere branch of a multinational company, it is no bed of roses to find the one who actually made the decision to outsource its activities. But Louise will not give up so easily.
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| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonA darkly funny film in the same vein as Micmacs, in this French crime caper political correctness gets le boot. |
| Time OutDavid JenkinsOffers a rousing reminder of the power (and eccentricities) of the pissed-off proletariat. |
| The Age (Australia)Jake WilsonAs stylists, Kervern and Delepine specialise in turning industrial landscapes into cartoon playgrounds, through sight gags that rely on offscreen space -- leaving crucial events to the imagination. |
| Slant MagazineNick SchagerAnarchic craziness makes the revolutionary message go down smoothly in Louise-Michel. |
| Total FilmTom DawsonThe laughs are defiantly non-PC, but there's no doubting the sympathetic handling of the working-class heroes, nor the righteous rage at the injustices of contemporary capitalism. |
| FILMINK (Australia)Mark DemetriusComplete with an absurdist black humour and a bizarre collection of farcical set pieces, Louise-Michel is a hit and miss affair. |
| At the Movies (Australia)Margaret PomeranzThese two losers are so uncharming, so witless, so unfunny that I really found this film about them an arduous experience. |
| Radio TimesJohn FergusonAlthough directors Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine strive a little too hard at times for outrage, it's still wickedly funny, and Moreau and Lanners are terrific as the grotesque anti-heroes. |
| Film Comment MagazineChris ChangWho knew empowerment could be so winning and so simultaneously grotesque? |
| Little White LiesJulian WhiteDefinitely more enjoyable when you break it down into bits and pieces in your head afterwards. |