
When two American brothers, Graham and Allen Granville, learn that they have inherited a chateau in France, they cannot believe their luck. However, when they arrive, the brothers find themselves completely ill-equipped to communicate with the chateau's staff (even with the help of a pocket dictionary). With no hope of paying off the chateau's enormous debt, the pair are forced to sell the chateau, leaving a bewildered staff resorting to desperate and hilarious measures to ke... (Full plot summary below)
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When two American brothers, Graham and Allen Granville, learn that they have inherited a chateau in France, they cannot believe their luck. However, when they arrive, the brothers find themselves completely ill-equipped to communicate with the chateau's staff (even with the help of a pocket dictionary). With no hope of paying off the chateau's enormous debt, the pair are forced to sell the chateau, leaving a bewildered staff resorting to desperate and hilarious measures to keep their home. Through a series of comedic misunderstandings, the film's stars not only uncover they're not as distant from the staff as they might think, they also discover something about the importance of family.
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| Filmcritic.comFrank OchiengOverall, it's a wacky and inspired little film that works effortlessly at delivering genuine, acerbic laughs. |
| Dallas Morning NewsTom SimeHas the gritty look of a Dogma film, which shows what the movement's influence has been reduced to: a trendy look, not a set of principles for honest, no-frills filmmaking. |
| Metro Times (Detroit, MI)Anita Schmaltz'The Château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot.' |
| Jam! MoviesLiz BraunThere's a spontaneity to The Chateau, a sense of light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenGrainy photography mars an otherwise delightful comedy of errors. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasDelightfully bittersweet culture-clash comedy. If what's funny is frequently hilarious, then what's nasty truly stings, and the film is honest enough not to tie up everything with a ribbon. |
| Entertainment TodayBrent SimonAn enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences... The Château is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten. |
| PopcornQBrandon JudellUnfunny from beginning to even after the end. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekBoasts enough funny dialogue and sharp characterizations to be mildly amusing. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesThe uneven movie does have its charms and its funny moments but not quite enough of them. |