Just Visiting

4/6/20011h 28m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ They're not just from another time, they're from France. ~

Overview:

A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and they are transported from the 12th century to the year 2000. There the knight meets some of his family and slowly learns what this new century is like. However, he still needs to get back to the 12th century to deal with the witch, so he starts looking for a wizard. Remake of 1993 French film Les Visiteurs (The Visitors).

Director:

Jean-Marie Poiré

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$35,000,000.00

Revenue:

$16,200,000.00

Key words:

time travel
remake
alternate history
dragon
alternate timeline
flatulence

Cast

Jean Reno

~ as ~

Thibault

Christian Clavier

~ as ~

Andre

Christina Applegate

~ as ~

Rosalind / Julia

Matt Ross

~ as ~

Hunter

Tara Reid

~ as ~

Angelique

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

~ as ~

Amber

John Aylward

~ as ~

Byron

Malcolm McDowell

~ as ~

Wizard

George Plimpton

~ as ~

Dr. Brady

Sarah Badel

~ as ~

Queen

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Reviews (1)

Reno
Written 9 year(s) ago
7

A wrong timeline, but a hilarious adventure!

I remember seeing the French version of this film on the television when I was a kid, but don't recall much other than two men from the medieval in the streets of the modern world. Somehow I found this, and after some research I chose this version to watch which I thought easy to understand, as well as for the reason some updates were made in this. Well, I know nothing can beat the original, but for those haven't seen the original, this is not a bad one. Quite an enjoyable film with a simple theme and a simple adventure.

Seems a very familiar concept, but surely a unique product. Jean Reno was brilliant and so his sidekick and other supporting characters. Top notch jokes, felt like I had some loud laughs after a long time. Of course, there are some flaws, but minors, like relocating from Europe to the US since it is a Hollywood production. It is a time travel theme in fantasy. There's no time machine, instead a wizard behind the adventure through the time.

A perfect family film. It's not about prediction, since watching the first scene you would know what follows it and how it all ends. So you're relieved from guessing stuff and can sit back relaxedly and enjoy it as much you can. It is your average film, but if you're seeking a good comedy, then it is surely above that. There are thousands of masterpiece comedies, this is not one of them, though must see from this genre.

7/10