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If I Were a Boy
Si j'étais un homme
2017 95 min Belgium, France 18+
★5.6
Comedy
Director: Audrey Dana
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Description
Jeanne wakes up one morning and her life is about to take a funny turn, at first sight nothing has changed in her - to a small detail.
Worldwide:
$1.16M
Starring
Audrey Dana
Actor
Christian Clavier
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Eric Elmosnino
Actor
Awards
1 win
Key opinion
Si j'étais un homme is a polarizing French comedy that attempts to explore gender dynamics through a body-swap premise. While some viewers appreciate its earnest, female-focused reflection on self-love, others criticize its crude humor, thin screenplay, and uneven execution.
| Originality | The film utilizes a tired body-swap trope that relies heavily on predictable and derivative storytelling conventions. | |
| Humor | The humor is fundamentally divisive, oscillating between those who find it a lighthearted exploration of gender and those who view the jokes about anatomy as crude, vulgar, and unfunny. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay fails to deliver a cohesive narrative, with many finding the story superficial, pretentious, and lacking in meaningful thematic follow-through. | |
| Acting | Audrey Tautou's central performance is viewed inconsistently; some find her portrayal of shock and confusion convincing and charming, while others argue her performance feels overacted or poorly directed. | |
| Direction | The film’s direction by Audrey Dana is criticized for stretching the creator too thin and resulting in an uneven, technically flawed production. | |
| Culture | The movie’s appeal is heavily segmented by gender, with some viewers praising its insightful perspective on womanhood and others finding the gender-swap premise alienating or frustrating. |