Wow, what an awful movie. Having lived in France and seen (and currently owning) the original French version, I thought it would be interesting to see how the American re-make was done. I have never been so disappointed in a film. Christina Applegate replacing Valerie Lemercier? Tara Reid as Christian Clavier's love interest? Way off base. While it is true that French humor doesn't translate into American English very well (either linguistically or culturally), I would still recommend seeing the original (Les Visiteurs) over this version. The film is supposed to be a comedy, but they've re-made it into a farce, a shell of its former self.