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Would I Lie To You / Would I Lie To You Too [2004] | ![Would I Lie To You / Would I Lie To You Too [2004]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51F6C79W09L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Thomas Gilou
Actors: Richard Anconina, Jose Garcia, Bruno Solo, Gilbert Melki, Gad Elmaleh
Studio: Arrow Films
Category: DVD
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Rating:  1 reviews
Format: Anamorphic, Box Set, Pal
Languages: Arabic (Original Language), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Hebrew (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 200 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5027035004228
ASIN: B000BEVZYK
Theatrical Release Date: April 2, 1997
Release Date: October 31, 2005
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A rare case of the sequel being the better film August 29, 2006
Trevor Willsmer (London, England)
Would I Lie to You isn't exactly an unpleasant way to spend 100 minutes, but it's all sit and virtually no com. The sit has potential as Richard Anconina's down on his luck goy is mistaken for a Jew and given a job in the garment industry by Richard Bohringer, but the film never really finds anything particularly funny to do with it. Even blundering his way through a family Shabbat or trying to bluff his way through his family history when meeting a rabbi (the only two sequences where Judaism is really raised) only produces the very mildest of attempts at humor. Indeed, the only identifiably comic moment is that old favorite of French comedies, gratuitous violence inflicted on innocent bystanders, which is always guaranteed a huge laugh in the French salles.
Which makes it all the more surprising that the belated sequel, Would I Lie To You Again? is so enjoyable. You won't bust a gut watching it, but it is funnier and much better put together (despite one piece of clumsy recasting), ignoring the culture clash comedy entirely in favor of corporate comedy and a different case of mistaken identity. The con at the end doesn't really work because it's impossible to believe any businessman wouldn't study the specs before signing a contract, but the numerous backhanders and sweeteners en route certainly ring true. Disposable but pleasant enough, although they couldn't have known when they made it that having a joke involving Mel Gibson (well, a spectacularly bad lookalike at least) partying with Jewish businessman would take on a whole new resonance with age.
Arrow's single-disc double bill offers decent subtitled transfers, although the subtitles on Would I Lie To You Again? are not formatted for widescreen TVs.
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