R.T.T.

A visit to Cinéma Lux and the film R.T.T. by Frédéric Berthe.

The film started well, with an amusing and somewhat absurd scene with the main character Artur Lepage (Kad Merad) chasing a fast car through the streets of Paris - on a bicycle.
The story continues with a flash-back explaining how all this came about.
His wife frankly explains that she wants to leave him but Artur can't figure out why and can't accept this short notice from her, explained to him in a café before going of with her lover in the car he later on starts chasing.
Earning his living by working in a sports store, Artur is not the exciting man his wife seem to prefer. Having lost her interest in him, she turns to a man with a more ecxiting job and - above all - more money, buying her things Artur can't afford. Well, that's nothing new.
The side story displays a woman called Emilie (Mélanie Doutey) stealing a famous painting at an art museum. This is done by copying the finger prints of the security chief/police Serkin - (Manu Payet) - in a rather unconventional way, using them to get access to the museum.
When trying to leave the country in order to deliver the painting to her job requestor, she uses Artur's bag in which she puts the painting when both are waiting to check in on their flight to Miami.
Artur has decided to find his wife and has got the information that she lives in Miami with her new lover.
The lover is the son of the man who hired Emilie to steal the painting.
This is of course nothing any of the participants know - yet.

As I wrote the film started of well but the combination of action comedy with a social realistic undertone doesn't work out to well.
The story is to predictable using a lot of clichés when describing French who can't speak English and Americans not understanding what they say, two dumb cops with their more brilliant boss, a beautiful exciting woman with the bleak figure Artur by her side, the love that flourish between them and how this ends.
Manu Payet is however quite good in his role and there are some amusing moments but on the whole it doesn't convince.
It feels like a carbon copy of other similar stories with Berthes own little twist added to the plot. I can't however say what this special little twist is.