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Les Crevettes Pailletées (2019)

Comedy | 103 minutes
2,93 15 votes

Genre: Comedy / Sport

Duration: 103 minuten

Alternative title: The Shiny Shrimps

Country: France

Directed by: Maxime Govare and Cédric Le Gallo

Starst: Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir and Geoffrey Couët

IMDb score: 6,5 (3.270)

Releasedate: 8 May 2019

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Les Crevettes Pailletées plot

Matthias Le Goff is an Olympic champion at the end of his career. He makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment is that he has to coach Les Crevettes Pailletées, a flamboyant and amateur gay water polo team. They have only one goal in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia, where the internationally most popular LGBT athletes compete.

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mrklm

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A homophobic remark during a TV interview jeopardizes the career of top swimmer Matthias Le Goff. The swimming association sets the condition for participation that Matthias shows that he supports a sports club for homosexuals. Specifically: he has to train water polo team The Shiny Shrimps for three months and accompany them to the Gay Games in Croatia. Formulaic and (therefore) completely predictable sports comedy full of old-fashioned stereotypes. And couldn't Govare and Le Gallo at least teach their actors the basics of water polo? Only those ridiculous swimming trunks might bring a smile.

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SimonV

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Film that I found a bit difficult to place. Amusing to watch but sometimes cringeworthy over the top. Script and acting are also over the top, but somehow it works in this movie. Unexpected plot twist at the end.

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cantforgetyou

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Actually, we don't really like stereotyped gay behavior like effeminate, screaming, jumping, dancing, etc.

But in this film it is somehow brought with a nice wink.

The film looks good and flows smoothly. The players are also really trying their best.

The surroundings of Paris/France and the journey to Croatia are beautifully depicted.

Furthermore, the humor is sometimes cringeworthy, but sometimes quite fun.

Often films with homosexual subjects are heavy, difficult, annoying and negative. This film takes a more cheerful side. And that can sometimes be done.

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