mercierpascal1 Not the best of Johnny Hallyday's work as an actor (that's "L'homme du train ",2002),not is worst (that's "Terminus",1987). Johnny Hallyday and Fabrice Luchini already appeared both in "Conseil de famille"(Costa-Gavras,1986). Nice comedy with great soundtrack (for fans of J.H.) with a larger- than-life Luchini and some self-mockery from Hallyday. This movie could be seen as the little french cousin of the Schwarzenegger action-comedy "Last Action Hero".In both movies a fan spend time with is idol who's unaware of his idol status.

FilmCriticLalitRao There is hardly anybody with the knowledge of French culture and civilization who is not aware of Johnny Hallyday especially his immense contributions to French rock and roll. Watching "Jean Philippe", one can confidently say that not knowing about Johnny Hallyday in France is as sacrilegious as not knowing about Cliff Richard in UK. This Laurent Tuel film is an excellent lesson in making viewers learn that not only is Johnny a great singer but also a great actor. In a film which seeks to get closer to his likable persona, Johnny has given an amazing but somewhat restrained performance which never attempts to go over the top. What makes this film credible is the fact that it has some amazing performances by Fabrice Luchini who is hailed as one of French cinema's most intellectual actor. On many occasions, he has proved that he can fit in any role as his performances reveal that cinema has not lost any of its charms. 'Jean-Philippe' constantly reminds us that forgotten heroes need to be resurrected at all costs as the world cannot afford to move forward without real heroes.

sammiiboyy Just saw it tonight on TV. It is a good comedy worth watching it on TV at least, but this is definitely not ''Diner de cons''. Just to some who claim that Johnny didn't play well Jean-Phillip Smet I've just have to say that Jean-Phillip Smet is the real name of Johnny Hallyday. I guess it is why it is not much emphases on that assuming that french audience already know that.Frankly it is all about that, you must know a little about the French pop culture as other actor are doing small cameos. In that point of view you really got to know how a big stars Johnny is in reality so the ending is more meaningful. All the thing Fabrice tell him about what he should have done are real events part of history. Just for finish Johnny is at first a singer but for several years now he is a full fledge actor and his movie are not all about him playing himself he is able to do other stuff too just as Fabrice Luchini. I guess if the rights are sold to make an Hollywood's flicks you could have a big stars still alive like Billy Joel or Neil Diamond someone a little bit cheesy but still big with a truckloads of die hard fans.

as20 I didn't expect to be blown away by this film, but i expected a good time. I thought that the topic was somewhat original, and the trailers seemed promising. Alas, once you've seen the trailers, you've pretty much seen the funny parts already. While this film isn't bad it kind of get cheesy at times. Johnny plays Johnny and not Jean-Philippe, a character that should have been more developed, the story is ill conceived and the end is plain silly. Add that cheesiness to a very bad song that closes the film and you somehow regret you paid 8,50 euros to have seen it. I heard the Americans are already on it to buy the rights and have thought to make their movie revolving around Madonna or Springsteen. For once i think the American version has a good chance to be better than the original at least. I also enjoyed "true lies" better than "La totale" though.