Let's be realistic.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

This movie is really very funny. It makes fun of the French aristocracy and does it in a very amusing way. Don't miss it. Jean Reno and his servant both excellent actors in this movie.

Every character screams and screams and screams in EVERY SCENE! Christain Clavier is just bad as the two characters he's playing. It's not funny at all. It's also quite violent for a comedy film. The film opens with an innocent woman being punched in the face. That was to set the tone that we're in for a rough ride. Another scene where a character is stabbed in the beginning and there's blood everywhere. It's not done in a funny Monty Python and the Holy Grail way either. Also, the character of the wizard is just a waste. He's just there and then he's gone again. I actually liked the remake better despite it's rushed editing and poor timing. That film was not the greatest film in the world, but at least we did't have to listen to people shouting for 90 minutes.

I once commented rather unflatteringly on a film featuring French comedian Louis de Funes a few years ago, and I believe it is one of the least 'useful' comments I have written. Something like 0 out of 19, I think. When it comes to French humour I clearly don't 'get' it, because this successful comedy also left me cold.It begins promisingly, and the scenes featuring Jean Reno's Godefrey de Papincourt and Christian Clavier's Jacquard in their own time are by far the funniest and strongest. Unfortunately, things descend into a typically Gallic farce when they unexpectedly find themselves transported to modern-day France. It's surprising, really, because you'd think the potential for laughs from this 'fish out of water' scenario would be virtually inexhaustible. In this case, however, they're practically invisible. The hapless knight and his serf drink water from the toilet and leave the basin taps running, they pull light fittings from the wall believing them to be torches (one of the funnier moments) and get travel sickness in cars.Jean Reno has a face made for comedy – although this is the first one I can remember seeing him in and he provides most of the laughs. Clavier's brand of humour is too broad (he also co-wrote) and he is too prone to pulling faces to get laughs. Many of the other characters are simply annoying; they either do stupid things or stand around screeching at what Reno and Clavier are doing. Clavier plays two roles, and it's a toss up as to which is the least funny.Other reviewers have suggested that much of the humour will be lost if you need to rely on subtitles to understand what is being said. While this may be true, it can't account for the number of visual gags that fall flat.

This is a very funny comedy, with some really good characters. A knight and his servant from late 11th century France get sent forward in time, after a wizard gets his magic spell wrong. As the two men try to adjust to life in the 1990s, they get into various problems, and meet their descendants. The knight is furious that his castle is now owned by the descendant of his peasant servant, while his descendant is relatively poor. Great acting throughout and with some great scenes, such as when the peasant tries to cook a leg of lamb using an umbrella in the open fire. The ending was quite good, although a bit silly how the peasants ended up. Enjoyable overall, apart from a few swear words which kind of spoil it a bit. I could not keep up with the French speaking most of the time, fortunately I watched it with English subtitles, although as they spoke so fast I had to read them fast.