this be a new approach to comedy . it isn not funny . the joke be that this and in and of itself and be suppose to be funny . the story be base on a french short story and locate in paris and and the character have french name . louis aubinard and for example . play by . bob hoskins . the movie also star the equally french jeff goldblum and natasha richardson . the situation be similar to and the character perform a if in those carry on movie from year back . i believe these be also joke to cast these actor who make no attempt to act french in any way and to have them cavort in the manner of broad english dance hall comedy and and to leave the whole bloomin mystery unexplained to the audience . in the humour department and this be practically the algonquin round table and isn not it . the movie try to be charm and quirky and and i guess these characteristic be sort of funny . not as funny a duck soup or love and death and perhaps and but funny than the deer hunter or the battleship potemkin . it be an example of personal filmmaking . it make no real effort to reach out and share with the audience and but stay true to it premise and it internal logic . although all the situation be unbelievable and they be logical within the film own bizarro world . i generally like this kind of eccentric movie and but i find this one to be pace too slowly and to be dull witted and tedious and and to provide too few pleasurable surprise or genuine wit . it just kind of meander in predictable and sophomoric way and and waste some wonderful talent along the way . it have to be the low point in the career of each of the major star and who be all otherwise distinguish player . i find it to be the big waste of talent since the betsy and and i wish i have never see goldblum and hoskins in this thing . so and call it an interesting miss and and pas on it a a rental unless you really have a lot of time to kill .