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Slack Bay(Ma Loute)

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France, Germany, Belgium · 2016
2h 2m
Director Bruno Dumont
Starring Fabrice Luchini, Juliette Binoche, Valeria Bruni‑Tedeschi, Jean-Luc Vincent
Genre Comedy

Summer, 1910. Bumbling inspectors Machin and Malfoy investigate the mysterious disappearances of several tourists on the beautiful beaches of Slack Bay, where a strange community of fishermen lives. This savagely funny absurdist film takes its inspiration from the likes of Peter Sellers and Monty Python.

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75

IndieWire by Eric Kohn

Combining savage archetypes with spot-on wit, Slack Bay is a fun, peculiar romp with deeper conceits lurking beneath the surface.

75

The A.V. Club by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

In Dumont’s version of agnostic mysticism, paradoxes have often stood in for miracles, but here, where the laws of physics follow Looney Tunes rules, the secular miracle is that Billie is more or less normal — the only character who isn’t a cartoon.

40

CineVue by John Bleasdale

Though the farce is occasionally funny, it's as bloated and windy as its comedy policeman Inspector Machin.

67

The Playlist by Nikola Grozdanovic

From the performances to the repetitive jokes and bizarre actions that have little bearing on anything, Slack Bay exhausts you with its intense spirit.

60

The Telegraph by Tim Robey

Slack Bay is half as long as Quinquin, but still feels too long. Major ensemble scenes (a family banquet, a service on the beach) dawdle indulgently, as if waiting for the joke to start.

70

The Hollywood Reporter by Todd McCarthy

More weirdly fascinating than genuinely good, this beautifully made, bracingly eccentric and often arch film will generate a measure of strong support but will bewilder more.

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