Not since Jeff Goldblum stocked his penis in a jar or Bryan Cranston tore apart his meth lab has a fly played such a pivotal role on screen as in Mandibles (Mandibules), the latest comic whatchamacallit from French one-man-band Quentin Dupieux.
Like the director-writer-DP-editor-composer's other films — seven surreal outings over the past decade or so, including last year's Jean Dujardin-starrer Deerskin — this one pits man against whatever crazy thing Dupieux wants to toss into the mix: a tire, a steak, a suede coat, a horror movie scream, or, in this case, a giant insect that becomes a cuddly household pet for two bona fide losers hoping to make a fast buck.
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