Stuck with You
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Stuck with You
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this movie.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Stuck with You (Happy Nous Year) is a French comedy about two people stuck in an elevator on New Year's Eve that has significant language and sexual references. As they get to know each other, the pair reveal traumas from the past, including being bullied and seeing a father dead in a car accident. They also discuss and visualize sexual affairs and cheating (no intimate body parts are shown). People are heard and seen (from behind, no intimate parts shown) having sex. They drink champagne. Language in the English subtitles is extensive, from "f--k," "s--t," "dammit," "hell," "bitch," "ass," "a--hole," "d--khead," "moron," "retard," "whore," "slut," "f-g," "crap," "piss," "nuts," and "boobs" to insults like "loser," "suck," "cuckold," "idiot," "weirdo," "chubs," and "jerk" and exclamations like "Jesus," "Christ," and "God." The film was reviewed in French with English subtitles.
What's the Story?
As STUCK WITH YOU begins, Gaël (Kev Adams) is on his way home to be with his girlfriend at a New Year's Eve party when the elevator in his apartment building stops between floors. He's stuck in there with a no-nonsense woman about his age, Hannah (Camille Lellouche). Initially rebuffing his attempts at conversation in an effort to get the elevator running again, Hannah slowly warms to Gaël and the two reveal aspects of their lives to each other over the course of their time stuck in a small space together.
Is It Any Good?
Getting stuck in an elevator with a stranger can't be fun; getting stuck in a film with two strangers stuck in an elevator could be -- but in this case, it's not. Stuck with You (the translated title of the punnier original, Happy Nous Year) relies on gender clichés, lowbrow humor, and two uninteresting millennials facing childhood traumas and the challenges of adult relationships. The saving grace is the film's short running time (just under an hour) and its predictable but still satisfying happy ending. Take the stairs.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the premise of getting to know someone while stuck in an elevator, as in Stuck with You. How would you react if you were stuck in an elevator?
The film uses reenactments to show the characters stepping into past memories and watching events from the past unfold. What did you think of this narrative technique?
What other films have you watched that take place in a single setting like this one?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming: December 28, 2022
- Cast: Kev Adams, Camille Lellouche
- Director: Frank Bellocq
- Studio: Netflix
- Genre: Romance
- Topics: Friendship, Holidays
- Run time: 59 minutes
- MPAA rating: NR
- Last updated: January 3, 2023
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