Mr. Hulot's Holiday

Audience Reviews

View More

Kyle M @RT77296778 May 31 Mr. Bean’s French influence in Monsieur Hulot recollects slapstick comedy in its naturalistic vaudeville roots as enjoyed through this funnier vacationing satire with enough clever gags to declare this as a fun outing. (B) See more Tom F @RT55173143 Aug 8 I was prepared to dismiss this as having little value to the American 2025 viewer, but much of the comedy is found in nicely nuanced examinations of awkward experiences, with delightful extended gags and running bits over almost nothing. The 2014 Criterion version looks and sounds great. See more JP K @JPKnLA 06/05/2025 It sails over the heads of young generations, and is justifiably semi-deified by film historians. The meticulous timing & staging reveal one of the true auteurs in cinema, who would find full flowering in one of cinema's greatest achievements, his "Playtime," which takes his formal approach to dizzying heights. "Holiday" is the antecedent, not only in time, but in familial, formal rigor. See more Alexsander F @Aelxs 12/16/2024 Mais um belíssimo filme de Jacques Tati, que não precisam de uma palavra se quer para ter um significado imenso, é como se diz, "Feliz no Simples", mas o simples de Jacques Tati, é a mais sofisticada arte cinematográfica já vista. See more Simon T @MovieTart 08/08/2023 Tati at his most whimsical and charming. It's not just a wry comedy, it's threaded with an unforced, barely perceptible melancholy. These kinds of holidays, where eccentric strangers negotiate each other's foibles and are summoned to indifferent meals by a bell, no longer exist. When did you last see men wearing heavy jackets and smoking pipes as they strolled on the beach. It's a lovely film, but the restored version is no improvement and Tati was ill-advised to tinker with it. See more 04/14/2022 This is no more than an average comedy! Even though it is one of Jacque Tati's better movies it still lacks the natural flow of humor. Despite the fact most of the actors fit the circumstances quite well. Tati's reactions and acting performances are overly strained and phony. Everything feels manipulated or forced; rather than befitting a real comedic aspect . Most of his stumbling moments are simply underwhelming and obviously faked. I could only find the storyline slightly amusing at best. As for real laughs Tati's work always falls short! See more Read all reviews

Mr. Hulot's Holiday

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING