Diagonaldi Very well executed

Tymon Sutton The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

SnoopyStyle Thibault Malféte (Jean Reno) is a pompous French knight with a disgusting idiot squire André Le Paté (Christian Clavier) in the n12th century. He is getting married to English Princess Rosalind (Christina Applegate). His enemy tries to stop the wedding by giving the princess a hallucinogen. He accidentally takes it instead and kills the princess in a delusional state. He gets help from a wizard (Malcolm McDowell) to transport him back in time to fix his mistake. Instead, it goes wrong and he's sent to a modern day Chicago museum run by Dr. Brady (George Plimpton) and curated by Julia (Christina Applegate). Julia assumes he's her lost presumed-dead cousin. Her boyfriend Hunter (Matt Ross) is selling his estate and having an affair with Amber (Bridgette Wilson-Sampras). Andre falls for kind-hearted Angelique (Tara Reid).Jean Reno is really off-putting in this movie. He is really annoying for a lead. One of the problems is his attitude. He treats Andre like crap. He is arrogant. He is an idiot but not a lovable idiot. The whole movie is aggressively annoying. Jean Reno may not be the right person to do this role. At the very least, transplanting a French comedy should come with a warning.

grlewycky Jean Reno is one of favorite actors ever since seeing him in THE PROFESSIONAL. I have him on autorecord to find movies that come up starring him and just watched JUST VISITING it was was made, creative, imaginative, great casting and had me laughing. Too bad I just heard about this now. I didn't think Christina Applegate would be good with Reno but she was outstanding also along with Reno's Andre played by Christian Clavier who is his servant who falls in love with Tara Reid and some other interesting characters give the movie great substance.Also the location of Chicago and some of the zany scenes of them eating out reminded me of BLUES BROTHERS..... Enjoy

tony-557 I don't understand the negative reviews of this film. It's funny - downright hilarious in parts - and can be watched repeatedly without getting stale. Being a remake notwithstanding (I haven't seen the original), I also found it fairly original, at least for American cinema. The perspective and social commentary on the class system is present without being cloying, and the special effects are good for a movie of this sort. All in all, it reminds me a bit of another French film, "The Fifth Element," that didn't make a bit splash in the theaters, but has been enduring.A note about the review summary - I enjoy a Quentin Tarantino (insert your favorite non-family friendly director here) film as much as the next person - so I'm not trying to make any sort of veiled morality statement by invoking the term "family friendly." However, I find that the term is often used to refer to the formulaic pablum that saturates us - you know, the one where the girl's stern, old-school father is strict with her for her own good, but in the end her individuality and rebelliousness save the day and everyone learns a valuable lesson (all in the midst of a hail of product placements). "Just Visiting" is, refreshingly, not that film...

jotix100 Important events of our times have been kept in time capsules only to be opened in other centuries. Imagine opening the contents of one of these devices in another eight centuries. Our world, as we know it, might look ridiculous, even with the amount of sophistication and advances. Such idea is behind the premise of "Just Visiting", an American remake of "Les visiteurs", a success in France, but such a failure in this country.Directed by Jean Marie Poire, the same director for the original French original. Working on the screenplay with Christian Clavier, who also plays an important part in all the versions, and John Hughes, they have transferred the action from present day France to Chicago. Ueli Steiger, the cinematographer, captured the city in all its splendor.The story juxtaposes the way life was led in the 12th century and today's environment in a large American metropolis. Thibault, a noble man who is about to marry Lady Rosalind, is given a potion that puts him to sleep for centuries. His vassal, Andre, is also a victim of the sorcery.Alas, when they awake, they are in an alien world. Since they rouse in a fine arts museum, they feel right at home, that is, until they have to deal with the unknown world outside, full of dangers they must overcome. The only familiar face is that of Julia, a curator, who resembles Rosalind; in fact, they are related! Jean Reno, who usually is seen in heavier roles, strikes the perfect pose for his Thibault, the romantic nobleman out of place from his regal surroundings. Christian Clavier is perfect as the clownish Andre, the lord's slave who takes to the new world with passion. Christina Applegate is the object of Thibault's love and admiration.There are a lot of laughs in this film that merits a viewing thanks to its creators.