Or, roughly translated, 'shenanigans'. Jeunet's latest joyous foray does exactly what it says on the tin: a bunch of lovable Parisian misfits engineer a series of ingenious schemes to bring down two arms manufacturers. The plot is initiated by Dany Boon's genial video shop assistant, who's understandably sore after having a landmine deprive him of a father in childhood and then a bullet to the head put him out of his job, both objects courtesy of the two rival death merchants.
All of Jeunet's trademarks are present: cute freaks, fantasy cutaways, daft machines, lists of curios and the scrunched-up face of Dominique Pinon. The wackiness is revved a bit too much over the redline at times, but Jeunet brings such zest into his presentations of all that's humane and worthwhile in life that you just have to indulge him.
7/10
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