I completely disagree with pvsp in his review. This film examines four forty-year old males and their relationships with women & with each other. As such, it is in turn, strong, profane, comic, & even moving. The plot is the kind I like--impossible to predict and feels very, very real.Most of the actors were unfamiliar to me, but they hit the mark every time. In particular, there is Bernard Campan (he plays the husband whose wife is unfaithful to him) who turns in a subtle, nuanced performance.Only criticism I would have is that, since each of the men has relationships with two women, it's hard to keep the female characters straight in one's mind. But that's a small caveat.I know I'm not the only person to feel positive towards this film, as they are currently filming a sequel in Paris !

These four men have so much in common that you'd be forgiven for thinking that they weren't a four-man football (soccer) team.They show the friendship that men can have: Secrets, lies, and truth, in measures enough to make the friendship viable, even necessary.The ensemble of women around them make the men look like angels, at times, until you see the signs of the men's individual and collective guilt about some of what goes on among this extended friendship group: The character that seems best settled into bachelorhood turns out to be truly a modern male lover; love turns to dust and back again; what seems a shallow, flippant fling turns into real love; the one you like at first turns out to be a misogynist after all, or is he? The film has a little of almost everyone in it, so it resonates for us all.

Unlike the other reporter, I found this movie really great. This should be considered as one of the best movies of the years 2000 and is definitely (and undoubtedly) a lot better than an average American TV-movie (I don't even know how somebody could consider it that low, unless he doesn't like french movies at all...?). Like usual all four actors make the movie great, but the plot is good as well. The mood of the story just travels you to another planet and leaves you with a feeling of happiness. My only advice to you is to watch it and over again. Also, the original soundtracks contains some great jewels of music and make this movie even better.

Prototype of the bad films, french can offer this days. The subject about the middle life crisis of urban executives is not only, very "Paris" oriented but also very poorly filmed. Cinematography and editing have no feeling, either of pictures or rhythm. The final product is not even close to the level of an average American TV-movie. Supposed take place in 2003, the film looks like it was made in the eighties. The story take months to start and then years to stop. Characters are very immature and so fr away from the real people they're supposed impersonating. The film is only saved by his lead cast. Bernard Campan is great, again, in an unexpected part. Darmon, Lavoine and Darroussin are, perfect, like always. Too bad, the director didn't take advantage of their work. Even with a weak script like that, Lelouch would have done a great job. It's a shame for french young cinematographers who can't get their projects done. Is this the only kind of films France has to offer nowadays ?