100
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by William Arnold
Hilarious, near-flawless.
The Closet (Le Placard)
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- France
- 2001
- · 84m
Director
Francis Veber
Cast
Daniel Auteuil,
Gérard Depardieu,
Thierry Lhermitte,
Michèle Laroque,
Michel Aumont,
Jean Rochefort
Genre
Comedy
To prevent his imminent firing, a man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his friendly neighbor.
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100
San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Graham
Neither a "gay" movie nor a straight one; it is simply a funny one.
91
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
Cagey, high gloss comedy.
90
Washington Post by Rita Kempley
The French originals are always much breezier, the characters more genuine and the actors subtler even if the situations are just as silly.
90
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
Wins you over with its devastating simplicity.
88
Baltimore Sun by Michael Sragow
The movie's steady good humor and respect for character is pleasing - even energizing.
83
Portland Oregonian by Kim Morgan
It is aided both by fine performances by Auteuil, Aumont and Depardieu and by wonderful pacing.
80
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
Auteuil and Depardieu spar hilariously, and writer-director Francis Veber, following "The Dinner Game," offers another delicious treat.
80
Newsweek by David Ansen
More sweet than savage, this amiable farce creates laughs with old-pro efficiency.
80
Chicago Reader by Lisa Alspector
Funny? This one is. It's also sweet and thoughtful.
80
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Veber's giddy social comedy The Closet finds more delicious, chortling fun in the spectacle of obsequious hypocrisy than any movie I've seen in ages.
70
L.A. Weekly
Auteuil is as charming as ever, with a surprising aptitude for physical humor that keeps the tone cheerfully light and the laughs plentiful.
63
Chicago Tribune by John Petrakis
By the end we are left with a mildly amusing comedy and the lingering memory of a sterling cast that deserved better material.
63
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
Passes the time pleasantly and has a few good laughs.
60
Los Angeles Times by John Anderson
Veber, also responsible for "The Dinner Game," apparently has a finger on the pulse of French audiences and Gallic-minded Americans, but there's just not a lot of freshness in this Closet.
60
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
It's amusing more often than it isn't, largely because the cast is so nonchalant and, well, French about everything.
60
Village Voice by Dennis Lim
Tumbles happily into every pitfall that lines its well-trodden path.
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