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Jérôme Commandeur’s ‘T’as pas changé’ Opens With a Biting Take on Classmate Reunions

French reviews spotlight dark humor that punctures sentimental reunion tropes.

Overview

  • The film opens in French cinemas today following early notices from major outlets including Le Parisien and Le Nouvel Obs.
  • Commandeur’s third feature follows three former classmates who reunite after a friend’s death and find long-held grudges resurfacing.
  • Critics describe a sharply comic, sometimes caustic tone that satirizes the usual reconciliation arc of reunion stories.
  • Themes center on the anxieties of turning fifty and unresolved adolescent wounds, with shifts into darker, more introspective territory.
  • Performances by Jérôme Commandeur, Laurent Lafitte and François Damiens draw praise, with a Vanessa Paradis moment repeatedly highlighted.