Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Seven families live in the Parisian apartment building at 8, Rue de l’Humanite - and they didn’t escape to the countryside at the arrival of the coronavirus. Three months of life under lockdown will reveal the best and worst of these neighbours.
Stuck Together is a French ensemble comedy from Dany Boon that mines the early COVID-19 lockdown experience for laughs across a multi-family Parisian apartment building. The plot is episodic and somewhat predictable in its character-type comedy — the grumpy neighbor, the oversharing couple, etc. — but holds together with enough warmth to stay engaging. The acting is competent and charming, with a capable ensemble cast doing solid work within their broadly drawn roles. Cinematography is functional and largely unremarkable, confined mostly to apartment interiors with little visual ambition. Novelty is moderate: while COVID lockdown comedies quickly became a minor subgenre, Boon's French cultural specificity and ensemble construction give it a distinct enough flavor. The ending wraps things up predictably but satisfyingly, leaning into feel-good uplift rather than anything surprising.