Jack Dekker: "Partial amnesia. I'd give anything to forget Arizona and get
back my virginity."

This is an absurd and occasionally raunchy screwball comedy.  It was
extremely well done.  I laughed all the way through it.

It's 1926, and Valentino has just died.  On his way to Los Angeles to become
a movie star, young Albert (Eric Bruneau) meets and falls in love with a
lovely, idealistic feminist Mormon named Grace (Emilie Dequenne). 
Circumstances strand Albert, dressed as Valentino's Sheik, in the desert
with a lunatic golfer, Jack Dekker (Roy Dupuis), who has been ejected from
an Arizona town because of his amorous exploits and a bad case of cooties. 
No, I'm not kidding.

Bruneau, the lead, is charming throughout.  Albert must deal with a romantic
rival, a deranged killer, and the amorous ghost of his lecherous drama
teacher.  And Jack Dekker, of course.  Roy is charming and extremely funny
here.  And I did mention raunchy, didn't I?  Yes, he can do a strong,
supporting role; in fact, I think he and his golf clubs walked off with this
movie.

Celine Bonnier plays Hannah, a sexually frustrated woman whose husband is
trying to set a world record.  I'm not exactly sure for what, but it
involves living in a boat positioned on top of a flagpole.  Unfortunately,
Hannah has severe vertigo.  My favorite scene was actually pretty much the
only Roy/Celine scene in the movie; he's making a valiant attempt to seduce
her with words, and she is fondling a candle and clearly thinking of her
husband instead.  Roy's eyes are just amazing here.  (I know, I'm obsessed,
but they really are.)

As funny as it was, I had a hard time writing about this one.  Is it because
I prefer Roy as a lead?  Is it because his character is so goofy that it's
hard to get a handle on it? And finally, I have a question.  How does Roy
manage to get nearly naked in so many of his movies?  Public demand?

Three out of four stars,

Billie
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