After Adieu les idiots, Albert Dupontel returns with Second Tour. What do the first spectators think of the film carried by the director, Cécile de France and Nicolas Marié? Overview of the first returns!
Three years after Adieu les idiots, Second Tour, the highly anticipated new film by Albert Dupontel has just been released in theaters. After directing Sandrine Kiberlain and Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel directs Cécile de France in the role of a political journalist who must cover the second round of the Presidential election.
She is surrounded by Nicolas Marié, in the role of a cameraman, and Albert Dupontel himself, who plays the candidate at the forefront of this fictitious election.
Did the feature film convince its first spectators? While it obtains an average of 3.1 out of 5 from the press, it rises to 3.8 from the public, thanks to the 624 people who have rated it to date.* And the vast majority of critics posted on AlloCiné is positive.
The spectators particularly appreciated the acting and the burlesque aspect of the film, presented by Albert Dupontel himself as a “contemporary tale” (our podcast interview below).
THEY LIKED
Tohrnoriac: “Always as good, a beautiful story, very good actors, Dupontel who is really expressive at times to the point that we do without dialogue, Cecile de France as an extremely fine journalist and with a humor that is just acidic enough but not too much, and Nicolas Marié who we had already seen in the previous film, a bit of a comic relief but which works very very well. We never get bored for a moment!“
remyll: “At first glance, we can only rejoice at the numerous comedy sketches that are quite irresistible from start to finish in the film. That said, the director simultaneously and cleverly reveals a much more serious and dark second degree on the political subject with a capital P today in 2023. The film is worth seeing again and again.“
The humor is very present, with even some laugh-out-loud passages
Reviews from an enthusiast: “I was expecting an extremely caustic comedy about the political world, but we are far from that and instead have a modern fable in the tradition of his last two films. (…) The humor is very present, with even some laugh-out-loud passages, often due to the always brilliant Nicolas Marié.”
Claudine G: “Original and surprising film for a large part, its storyline which is far from banal. Well interpreted, despite certain lengths, this “family” and political story is out of the ordinary. In these difficult times, this is a film that relaxes…“
Some reviews from spectators are more mixed, in particular because of the high expectations around Albert Dupontel, each of whose films is an event, especially since the great success of Adieu les cons and its 7 Césars.
THEY DID NOT LIKE
Math719: “There was an idea but the whole thing was disappointing. An incredible and far-fetched scenario. Despite good actors and a few gags, the film takes a long time to get going. Some good moments but still a little disappointment. Dupontel is specializing in a wacky style, we agree with it or not!“
rvichou: “What a disappointment for me who adores Dupontel and his genius. A silly film whose storyline gets bogged down in nonsense and ease. Desperately sluggish production and dialogue.“
The scenario gets bogged down in nonsense
Jean-Pierre Jumez: “For this Second Round, it is better to abstain. The scenario doesn’t hold up and boredom quickly sets in. We also feel that the actors are “rowing”. On the other hand, the workmanship is excellent, both for photography and for sound.“
Philippe A: “Too naive and long… it lacks the poetic delirium of “Goodbye up there” or the crazy side of “Adieu les cons”. Disappointed therefore by a story that is too sweet and predictable with its favorite actresses and actors who are pleasant to watch but remain a little too much in their registers.“
Find all the spectator reviews on AlloCiné
For the record, three protagonists are at the heart of Second Tour, this new story born from the imagination of Albert Dupontel: Pierre-Henry Mercier (Albert Dupontel), presidential candidate, heir to a powerful French family and novice in politics , Miss Pove (Cécile de France), disgraced political journalist, and her cameraman sidekick Gus (Nicolas Marié).
Second Tour is currently in theaters.
* Average recorded on Thursday, October 26 from ratings and reviews visible on AlloCiné