Overview

• The new film, written by Tony McNamara and starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch, reimagines the story with British leads in a Northern California setting for Searchlight.
• Colman and Roach say they aimed for a more naturalistic, humane tone that balances humor with emotion rather than replicating the original’s caustic edge.
• Le Parisien gives the remake 3 out of 5, praising lively dialogue while calling it “désespérément gentil” compared with the 1989 film.
• Libération denounces the update as “aseptisé” and alleges “misogynie crasse,” positioning it against the first film’s darker, feminist reputation.
• Sud Ouest describes a polished, fairly sombre satire that dissects shifting ambitions within the couple, and Roach notes Danny DeVito had not yet seen the remake during promotion.