Jacques
Tati was a genius. A visual master at creating humor by
showing us the world in all its quirky silliness. Very subtle
but razor sharp wit, this guy’s work should be watched by everyone. His
fourth film was his most ambitious project yet. He practically built a
city block to make this movie and I’m glad he did because I don’t know how else
he could have shot it. Here he comments on the modern world
and how it disconnects us and makes us robots. I wonder what Tati would
have thought of our world today with Facebook and iphones? He
certainly believed in keeping life simple and provincial as seen in his earlier
films, especially Mon Oncle. Just understand this isn’t
laugh-out-loud humor, it’s humor with a grin of joy. No one
today comes close to making movies as smart and sly as Tati
did. I doubt any one ever will. Grade: A
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