With a Friend Like Harry Movie Review 2000

Twisted, surprisingly funny black comedy about a sociopath. Michel (Lucas), wife Claire (Seigner), and their three young daughters have embarked on the vacation from hell as they head to their summer home. At a rest stop, Michel happens to meet Harry (Lopez), a high school acquaintance who remembers Michel very well. Before they know it, Claire and Michel are sharing their farmhouse with Harry and his sexy girlfriend, the aptly named Plum (Guillemin). Harry's a very, very generous (if off-kilter) guy--in fact, he'll do anything to make Michel's life better, even kill. French with subtitles.

Distribution

Miramax Film Corp., 8439 W Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069-1921, Phone: (323)650-2937, URL: http://www.miramax.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 117 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Buddies, Vacations, Psychotics/Sociopaths, France, Homicide, Marriage

Screenplay

Dominik Moll, Gilles Marchand

Cast

Sergi Lopez, Laurent Lucas, Mathilde Seigner, Sophie Guillemin

Cinematography

Mathieu Poirot-Delpech

Director

Dominik Moll

Music

David Whitaker

Other

Francois Maurel, Gerard Hardy, Yannick Kergoat, Virginie Montel, Michel Barthelemy

Producer

Michel Saint-Jean, Diaphana Films, Miramax Films

Awards

Cesar 2001: Actor (Lopez), Director (Moll), Film Editing, Sound.