French directors are famous for comedy movies that are usually a bit too suptile for the regular american comedy audience, in other words, a bit too elitist for foreign viewers. It is often really funny but you need to be used to the genre or born in the country to really appreciate them. Also, the government backed funding system has the perverse consequence to produce movies that can be easily labelled as "French" and anything that tends to imitate american gag comedies like the ZAZ ones are usually vividly critized.

So if you are looking for a very entertaining spoof comedy, regardless of its origin you are at the right place. You will have a good time and according to me that is the minimum a movie shall give to you. Now, it is not the century masterpiece for sure but so what?