Slack Bay

"It’s a nice alternative to the griminess of Dumont’s previous regional portraits, even if he has yet to perfect this loony new tone."

"French acting royalty including Juliette Binoche gamely play up, but the theatrics are an acquired taste."

"French filmmaker Bruno Dumont mixes grotesque class comedy with far-out human behaviour in this bizarre coastal farce."

"...Dumont is trying too hard to get these big laughs, and he’s trying for too many. Comedy’s his new toy – he needs to be careful not to break it."

"Bruno Dumont, the former high priest of French seriousness, has successfully shifted to slapstick and pratfalls in this crime comedy set during the Belle Époque."

"More weirdly fascinating than genuinely good, this beautifully made, bracingly eccentric and often arch film will generate a measure of strong support but will bewilder more than entrance most traditional art-house regulars."

"With its bestial themes, conceptual humour and cartoonish thespians, this consciously arch farce will intrigue some and infuriate others."