Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
After an evening of drinking, six men find themselves in front of The God of the Joke. Distressed to find that people aren't laughing anymore, He gives the six friends a mission: to save the world with the Eleven Commandments of the Joke. The men enthusiastically take on their task. They undertake various tests aimed at pushing the limits of stupidity.
A French comedy built around a loose, sketch-like premise where six guys are tasked by God to restore humor to the world through escalating stupidity. The plot is essentially nonexistent — a thin framing device to string together absurdist gags, which is fairly typical of this style of comedy. Acting is serviceable but unremarkable; the cast commits to the silliness without standout performances. Cinematography is functional and unambitious, as expected for a broad comedy of this type. The Eleven Commandments conceit gives it a mildly distinctive French identity and a certain anarchic energy that separates it from pure formula, earning a modest novelty bump. The ending resolves nothing of consequence, consistent with the film's deliberately meaningless approach.