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Boys On The Beach [1999]

Starring: Jamel Debbouze, Stéphane Soo Mongo, Lorànt Deutsch, Julien Courbey, Olivia Bonamy
Director: Djamel Bensalah
Format: PAL Subtitled Widescreen
Released: 07 Aug 2000
RRP: £15.99
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Magnifique! - By: , 26 Feb 2001
An excellent, funny & compelling yarn about 4 boys from the banlieue of Paris winning a holiday to the posh resort of Biarritz in south-west France. Prepare for much Galllic humour & sharp wit as well as mad dialogue such as "If I had a Hyena as a friend he wouldn't throw socks at me". Also contains possibly the most beautiful woman the world has ever seen, who gets attracted to one of the boys; Yousef, however, the course of true love never runs smoothly. Highly Recommended.
A bitter sweet story about misunderstood adolescents - By: , 26 Feb 2001
I was very surprised that how the film began was far from how I expected it to continue. It begins by giving a very generalised & predictable opinion of young adolescents lives. However, as the film continues you realise that underneath the tough exterior of these young Parisian lads, there is actuallly a very sensitive & misunderstood side to their characters. The love interest of the main character alllows herself to be drawn into this persons confusion about himself & how people perceive him. So with his paranoia about this & her guilt for labelling him, the film makes for very interesting watching, & two very incompatible people find that they have a lot in common. The other characters provide a very funny & juvenile look at young men & alll the taboos that lads hate to talk about are included in this film. A must see for people who want to reflect & laugh at how they must have been in their youth. This film is both funny & serious & very well directed.The charater played by Olivia Bonamy(Lydie)is both beautiful & intelligent & despite this you could still relate to her vulnerability when forced to sympathise with the "Arab from Paris."