The Boyfriend - Pourquoi lui ?

Je m’attendais à un peu plus, mais j’ai aimé quand même. Cette comédie nécessitait deux acteurs talentueux, condition remplie aisément par Cranston et Franco. En outre, les changements intempestifs conviennent bien à Franco : après le rôle de Tristan, celui d'un toxico cinglé et, ici, d'un millionnaire aussi dérangeant que sympathique. Certaines scènes sont très réussies et plairont particulièrement aux amateurs d’humour gras, surtout si la vue d'un grand tableau avec des capybaras accouplés surplombant le lit vous fait rire. (07/02/2017)

Il manquait quelque chose pour que la note soit plus élevée, et ce n’est pas un film que j’éprouverai le besoin de revoir, mais sinon cette comédie a rempli son rôle : j’ai passé un bon moment et j’ai en même versé une larme de rire. Alors oui, c’est James Franco, donc oui, c’est de l’humour paillard et vulgaire, mais de temps en temps, pourquoi pas ? Surtout pour la performance de Franco et Cranston : certaines de leurs expressions faciales étaient hilarantes. (10/01/2017)

I wasn't expecting Cranston to get into creepy prissy shit likethis, but he literally dove head first into it. He's still likeable despite his silly role, as is his counterpart Franco, who's even funny at times, but everything around them is steeped in the ugly genre stereotype of recent years, where every twist and turn is read beforehand and every great joke is disgraced by ten cheap dirty innuendos. Two stars, except for the actors, solely for the reference to Pink Panther, which amused really sincerely. (02/05/2017)

I admit that I was very hesitant between three and four stars. Three stars because, in my opinion, it at times dabbles unnecessarily in current American pop culture, which no American comedy can help; and four stars because I laughed a lot at it. In the end, however, sincerity and the desire to have fun with a comedy won, which again hasn’t happened to me for a long time. And James Franco dominated the movie perfectly. In the end, I couldn’t help but get the impression that the movie was far too similar to Meet the Parents until I read the end credits and found out that Ben Stiller was one of the producers. The relationship between a dad and his daughters’ boyfriend is absolutely clear. Either way, I can give nothing else for such a hoot. So far, the best comedy of the last two years that came from America. And probably one of the best characters of James Franco in the last few years. And he has had a fair share of those. (12/07/2017)

It’s always lots of fun when two guys are fighting over one woman. And when they're each from a different generation, it's even more fun. It's just that what's going on here is unparalleled. I can remember exactly the last time I rolled around laughing like that. That time it was at The Hangover. And that was quite a few years ago. Franco, as Ned's crazy boyfriend, is both a jerk and an amazing guy. The dad is a little bit of a curmudgeon, but it's so much fun to watch Ned drive him crazy. Definitely the comedy of the past year for me. 5 stars. (20/01/2017)