Eyjafjallajökull – Der unaussprechliche Vulkanfilm (2013)

Eyjafjallajökull – Der unaussprechliche Vulkanfilm: Directed by Alexandre Coffre. With Valérie Bonneton, Dany Boon, Denis Ménochet, Albert Delpy. For travelers around the world, the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull is a downer. For Alain and Valerie, it’s a catastrophe. For if they are to make it in time to the tiny Greek village where their daughter’s wedding is taking place, the two divorcees have to swallow their pathological hatred for each other and hit the road together.

“I was expecting a funny road movie. The ridiculous title which I suspect no one outside of Iceland can pronounce or remember is a red flag. Dany Boon was great in his earlier films Bienvenue chez les Chu0026#39;tis and Rien a Declarer. Those were relatively funny movies. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis flick is not funny. Also the story line doesnu0026#39;t make sense. Example:with mass transit what it is in Europe why would the main character rent a a Porsch for 4000 euros (the only car available)when he could have easily gotten to the wedding by train? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie is composed of a series of arguments, ambushes and intrigues between Dany and his ex-wife. All rather humorless,irritating and silly. None of the wit of a Neil Simon script nor the bite of Edward Albeeu0026#39;s George and Martha in …Virginia Woolf. I guess I could have missed a good line or two because I have to admit I did doze off a while. If you have 90 minutes to burn and absolutely nothing else to do go ahead and watch it.”