I Am Not an Easy Man

2018

1h 38m

Comedy

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5 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

A chauvinist gets a taste of his own medicine when he wakes up in a world dominated by women.

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Cate Young

BattyMamzelle

[T]he film inadvertently sidelines the value of real world femininity as something that has to be shed in order to attain power.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 10, 2019

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Kahron Spearman

The Daily Dot

I Am Not An Easy Man has some winning portions in the strong comedic moments and Ferdane's spectacular performance, but ultimately its interesting concept goes nowhere.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 15, 2018

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

French romcom with hilarious twist; sex, swearing, drinking.

Rated: 4/5

May 15, 2018

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Joe Reid

Decider

You've seen many better attempts to deal with gender politics in romantic comedies, but you've definitely seen worse.

Apr 18, 2018

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

I laughed and laughed at this gender-reversal sex farce. This director knows where to stick her satiric knife.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 16, 2018

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Mariana R

pues no me dio tanto chisye pero quiero mucho a mi maestra de inglés tmbn

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/08/23

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Yellowfur D

It is unclear, leaving space like a novel; it is spicy, with every word written in blood like a book written in blood.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/23

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C. W

I think this film is one of the best I've seen in recent years, as far as strength of narrative goes. It is a master of tackling a heavy, difficult message without trying to spell everything out in some grandiose, drawn-out speech about "society" from a main character (which a number of recent films and shows have tried, only to horrendously backfire). The devil is in the details, with the both the parallel world and the film's message built on non-verbal subtleties that crescendo into the final, gut-wrenching sequence of the film. My one critique is that I wouldn't classify this film as a comedy, though it certainly has comedic elements. I wish that all could see this movie at least once, as it is incredibly thought provoking. After watching the film together, my family and I ended up talking for several hours afterwards in order to process the movie, and while different things about the movie stuck out to each of us based on our individual experiences with gender-typed treatment, we agreed that the key takeaway is this: regardless of our gender identities- we should strive to create a world where we all treat each other with equal respect. Lastly, in response to the criticism that the strength of "femininity" wasn't shown enough in this film, I have this to say: The intention of the movie is to point out just how ridiculous the current state of our world is in- how awful it is that some people are treated better (or worse) than others because of their gender identity and/or how they have chosen to present themselves. It is a bitter reminder of how terrible our reality actually is, an exploration into why categorizing everything and everyone as either "masculine" or "feminine" is such a terrible standard in the first place. ("Femininity" is part of my gender identity. I was assigned female at birth. If you needed to know either or both of these things in order to decide what you thought of my review, I highly recommend you watch this film. Watch it again, if you must.)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Viv L

Very clever and believable. By the end, I was living in the other world and I didn't want to return to this one. And it's in Paris, J'adore.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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heloise d

Fabulous, I can't believe it had such low ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. I can't rely on RT's ratings anymore, they are so clearly biased, only big public US movies or special PC agendas movies get good grades on this site.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Amazing! I had low expectations for this but it ended up being and amazing movie. The only thing I didn't like was the ending, which was king of confusing, not sure I understood well.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Eléonore Pourriat

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Vincent Elbaz

Damien

Blanche Gardin

Sybille

Marie-Sophie Ferdane

Alexandra

Pierre Bénézit

Christophe

Céline Menville

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Synopsis

A chauvinist gets a taste of his own medicine when he wakes up in a world dominated by women.

Director: Eléonore Pourriat
Screenwriter: Eléonore Pourriat, Ariane Fert
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 15, 2018
Runtime: 1h 38m

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