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Greg & Gentillon

2005 1h 25m Comedy List
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Two ambitious but untalented comics (Louis Durand, Thomas Michael) move to the big city to become famous. Read More Read Less

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Tony Wong Toronto Star The triumph of the largely improvised film is that the characters, with all their naive optimism, are surprisingly nuanced. Rated: 3/4 Aug 31, 2007 Full Review Rick Groen Globe and Mail Greg & Gentillon finds a shiver of poignancy, a hint of tenderness, that's rare in this genre. Rated: 3/4 Aug 31, 2007 Full Review Liz Braun Jam! Movies The two men experience success, heartbreak and homesickness, but never fail to find some heinous cliche or another that will cover the situation (in both official languages). Rated: 2/5 Aug 31, 2007 Full Review John Patterson L.A. Weekly Sending two faux-provincial innocents into real-life situations involving levelheaded, genially imperturbable Canadians offers only the mildest kind of comedy. Oct 26, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Aussi genant que drole. Et il est treeeees genant! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A funny little canadian mockumentary about two odd ball friends trying to make it big as comedians in Toronto. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting mockumentary, which often makes you wonder if it's fake or not (it is), but ultimately not that funny. I liked it overall, but was expecting more, and could not help but feel a bit disappointed. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie consists of lousy comedians playing lousy comedians. It is not funny or novel. Sacha Baron Cohen has been doing the fake documentary thing for years (Borat, Ali G, etc.) but much better. Many of the scenes were very serious and thus, simply not funny, but this wouldn't work as a drama either, because it doesn't make one care enough. Part of the problem is that the movie is just too believable. They are supposed to be playing lousy comedians when they are, in fact, lousy comedians themselves. Could it be that they are just pretending to pretend? All in all, Greg and Gentillon is only worth seeing if you are from Aylmer, but even then, I would wait until it's in the old release section. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member It wasn't funny, the acting was atrocious, and the idea of a fake documentary isn't unique or creative - it's a sad and sorry cop-out for filmmakers who don't know how to make a real movie. The only reason Greg and Gentillon gets half a star is because Flixster doesn't allow me to give it none. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a very funny film that uses the inherent comedy in awkwardness to great effect. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two ambitious but untalented comics (Louis Durand, Thomas Michael) move to the big city to become famous.
Director
Matthiew Klinck
Producer
Matthiew Klinck, Thomas Michael
Screenwriter
Louis Durand, Matthiew Klinck, Paolo Mancini, Thomas Michael
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 16, 2007
Runtime
1h 25m