''Serial Bad Weddings 2'' (french: Qu'est-ce qu'on a (encore) fait au Bon Dieu?, lit=What have we (still) done to the Good Lord?) is a 2019 Belgian-French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Philippe de Chauveron Philippe de Chauveron (born 15 November 1965) is a French film director, and writer. He is best known for his 2014 film '' Serial (Bad) Weddings''. Filmography Directing Film References External links * 1965 births Living people French ...

. It is the second installment in the ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' film series and a

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to 2014 film of the same name, it follows the Verneuil family, an upper-class French Catholic couple portrayed by

Christian Clavier Christian Jean-Marie Clavier (; born 6 May 1952) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He became widely popular after starring in two hit comedy series: Patrice Leconte's ''Les Bronzés'' and ''Les Visiteurs'' directed by J ...

and

Chantal Lauby Chantal Lauby (born 23 March 1948) is a French actress, film director, screenwriter, humorist, comedian and television host. She is a member and founder of the group of comedians ''Les Nuls'' alongside Bruno Carette, Alain Chabat and Dominique F ...

from a French province and their four daughters, three who married men of different faiths and one who married outside their race. The film was the highest grossing French production in France in 2019 and the third highest-grossing film of 2019 in France. A third installment, ''Serial (Bad) Weddings 3'', is set to be released in April 2022.

Cast

as Claude Verneuil *

as Marie Verneuil *

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as David Benichou *

Medi Sadoun Medi Sadoun (born 8 July 1973) is a French actor born in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 resi ...

as Rashid Ben Assem *

Frédéric Chau Frédéric Chau (born 6 June 1977) is a Vietnam-born French actor of Chinese-Cambodian descent. Life and career Frédéric Chau was born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to parents of the Chinese minority in Cambodia. In 1977, while his mother ...

as Chao Ling * Noom Diawara as Charles Kofi *

Frédérique Bel Frédérique Bel (born 24 March 1975) is a French actress and model. A native of Annecy in the French Alps, she became known for her role as Dorothy Doll in the ''La Minute Blonde'' sequence from '' Le Grand Journal'' on Canal+. She has since pl ...

as Isabelle Ben Assem Verneuil *

Julia Piaton Julia Piaton (born 29 January 1985) is a French actress. She is mainly known for playing the role of Odile in '' Serial (Bad) Weddings'' and Aure Hazan in ''Family Business A family business is a commercial organization in which decision-maki ...

as Odile Benichou Verneuil * Émilie Caen as Ségolène Ling Verneuil * Élodie Fontan as Laure Verneuil *

Pascal N'Zonzi Pascal N'Zonzi (born 1 January 1951) is a French actor and stage director. Filmography Theater Dubbing References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:N'Zonzi, Pascal 1951 births Living people French male film actors French male telev ...

as André Kofi, Father of Charles * Salimata Kamate as Madeleine Kofi, Mother of Charles * Tatiana Rojo as Viviane Kofi, Sister of Charles *

Claudia Tagbo Claudia Tagbo (born 14 June 1973) is a French-Ivorian actress, comedian and TV personality. Early life Claudia Tagbo was born in Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 ce ...

as Nicole * Marie-Hélène Lentini as Guilaine Monfau

Release

''Serial (Bad) Weddings 2'' was released in France and Belgium on January 30, 2019. The film grossed over 45 million Euros from 7 million admissions in France which made it break a four-year record for a local language film. The film received a theatrical release in several countries, including Germany, Switzerland and Canada. A third film in the series has been planned. As of December 1, 2019, the film was in third place on the 2019 chart having attracted 6.7 million admissions, for a box office of $47.7m making it the third highest-grossing film in France in 2019 and the highest grossing French production in 2019. Melanie Goodfellow noted that "In spite of this stellar performance, the box office was 45% lower than for the original 2014 ''Serial Bad Weddings'', which drew a mighty 12.4 million spectators ($91m).

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. Jordan Mintzer of ''

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'' stated that the film "feels like a slight improvement on the first movie, delivering a few mild laughs amid a similar onslaught of overwrought gags, over-the-top performances and “can’t we all just get along?” messaging meant to lure Frenchies into theaters so they can chortle at their own cultural differences — if not at their countrymen's latent racism." The review concluded that "What may ultimately be most offensive about these movies is not what they’re trying to say, but how they say it."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6556670 2019 comedy films 2019 films French comedy films Films set in France Belgian comedy films 2010s French-language films French-language Belgian films Films directed by Philippe de Chauveron 2010s French films 2010s Belgian films