The Château

Name: The Château
Genre: Comedy
Released: August 9, 2002
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Paul Rudd, Romany Malco

2002

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Movie Details & Credits

IFC Films | Release Date: August 9, 2002 | R

Starring: Paul Rudd, Romany Malco

Summary: A pair of mismatched American brothers venture abroad to claim their inheritance in this hilarious, bi-cultural comedy. (IFC Films)

Director: Jesse Peretz

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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Owen Gleiberman

If anyone steals the movie, though, it's Sylvie Testud, who never lets on whether the sexy French country maid she's playing is mournfully obtuse or embodies the wisdom of the ages. Read full review

Steven Rea

A goofy combination of screwball farce and Dogma-style verite grit and gloom. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

Delightfully bittersweet culture-clash comedy. If what's funny is frequently hilarious, then what's nasty truly stings, and the film is honest enough not to tie up everything with a ribbon. Read full review

Jami Bernard

Rudd delivers the best bad Franglais since Inspector Clouseau. Read full review

David Rooney

Modest but engaging. Read full review

New Times (L.A.) Andy Klein

An occasionally funny, but overall limp, fish-out-of-water story. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Director Jesse Peretz, onetime bassist for The Lemonheads, cut his teeth on music videos and appears to have embraced the austere aesthetics of Dogme 95 filmmakers without comprehending that an interesting story and well-developed characters are supposed to be part of the package. Read full review

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