this movie and and every other remake of french comedy by american director be just awful ( father day and mixed nut and three fugitive . ) . what make la chèvre an excellent french movie and be the acting of great actor like pierre richard and gégard depardieu and and the directing of great director like françis veber which be by far more subtle than american acting or directing and especially in comedy . and a you talk about the goal of this movie and they buy an idea that be a big success elsewhere and they popularize it to make the movie accessible to a large audience . the result be a big load of tripe . i guess you have to be french to understand that and because it just a matter of culture .