My Worst Nightmare (2012)
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64% of critics liked it
(11 reviews) -
26% of users liked it
(550 ratings)
She lives with her son and her husband in a well-to-do apartment opposite the chic Luxembourg gardens... He lives alone with his son in the back of a van. She is the director of a prestigious contemporary art foundation... He lives off odd jobs and social security benefits. She graduated after 7… More She lives with her son and her husband in a well-to-do apartment opposite the chic Luxembourg gardens... He lives alone with his son in the back of a van. She is the director of a prestigious contemporary art foundation... He lives off odd jobs and social security benefits. She graduated after 7 years at university... He almost spent 7 years behind bars. She is on familiar terms with the Ministry of Culture and Arts... He is on familiar terms with each and every alcoholic beverage that happens to cross his path. She enjoys intellectual debates... He enjoys casual sex with large bosomed bedfellows. They are poles apart... and can't stand the sight of one another. Besides, they should never have met, but their children are inseparable... In the end, they'll eventually come to understand why... -- (C) Strand
- Directed By
- Anne Fontaine
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 19, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- Strand Releasing
Critic Reviews
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J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Isabelle Huppert may be approaching self-parody as an icon of Gallic frigidity, yet the talented writer-director Anne Fontaine puts that to excellent use in this broad, obvious, but consistently funny bedroom farce.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
"My Worst Nightmare," though predictable, moves along nicely enough for most of its 99 minutes, thanks to an offbeat chemistry between Huppert (who's very good at looking appalled) and the very relaxed Poelvoorde.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
[Huppert] can't get laughs where there are none, and she can't buy a laugh in the movie's second half.
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Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
"My Worst Nightmare" isn't great, but it isn't apologizing for anything, either. Plus, I laughed out loud at least three times.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
No one loves a broad comedy like the French, but Gallic touches of restraint tend to keep such light entertainment pleasing rather than blundering.
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Cast
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Isabelle Huppert
as Agathe
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Benoît Poelvoorde
as Patrick
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André Dussollier
as François
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Virginie Efira
as Julie
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Corentin Devroey
as Tony
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Donatien Suner
as Adrien
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Aurélien Recoing
as Thierry
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Eric Berger
as Sébastien
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Philippe Magnan
as The Principal
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Bruno Podalydès
as Marc-Henri
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Samir Guesmi
as Social Services Inspector
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Françoise Miquelis
as Psychologist
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Jean-Luc Couchard
as Milou
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Emilie Gavois Kahn
as Sylvie
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Serge Ontieniente
as Set Designer
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
as Sugimoto
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Yuni Fujimori
as Translator
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Valeria Moreau
as Evelyne
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Antoine Blanquefort
as Deputy Mayor
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Arielle D'Ydewalle
as Dancer at Carwash
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Emeline Scatliffe
as Dancer at Carwash
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Jessica Lefevre
as Dancer at Carwash
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Régis Romele
as Painter at Foundation
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Léa Gabriele
as Student's Mother
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Laurence Colussi
as Student's Mother
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Marie Boissard
as Student's Mother
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Gilles Carballo
as Student's Father
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Rose Cool
as Customer in Bar
