Bon Voyage on DVD (2006)

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robertconnor from Gloucestershire [Highly rated reviewer] , 28/01/2008

Whilst on holiday in France, Mr. and Mrs. Stupid meet Mr. and Mrs. Creepy on a campsite. However, what begins as a seemingly ordinary encounter soon spirals into a nightmare, culminating in abduction and carnage.

Whoever cast this turkey apparently doesn't have a family themselves... the Stupids make for a ridiculously unbelievable family unit. 16 year old Rachel Stupid appears to be played by an actress in her twenties, which makes all her scenes and interactions with other characters unintentionally hilarious. Meanwhile, the writer has created one daft situation after another... Mr. Stupid is a professional classic car specialist, but can't even recognise a flat tyre whilst driving his '73 Mercedes, let alone understand why the car is struggling to start as they disembark from the ferry (i.e. 'doh! I thought I'd fixed that starter motor/distributor/fuel pump'). Mrs. Stupid can't decide whether she can speak french or not - fortunately for the Stupids, all the police they meet are only pretending they can't speak english! We quickly establish that the Stupids have two mobile phones in their possession, yet when they run someone over,and subsequently crash off the road during a stressed night drive, given they have already met with the police, do they call for assistance? With a body lying across the road, does anyone wait by it in case another motorist drives along? Of course not! Mr. and Mrs. Stupid go wandering off into the forest, leaving the kids in the car. Alone. In the dark... Mind you, by this stage Rachael Blake and Ben Miles have probably sussed that Emily Beecham is actually about 25, and is therefore old enough to look after herself and her 'brother'. Oops!

As the Creepies, Ripley and Ryan are full on spooky and skewed from the outset, practically screaming 'WE'RE UNBALANCED PSYCHO'S WHO WANT YOUR KIDS' from the moment the Stupids meet them. Accordingly, there's nowhere for them to go but completely OTT, and that's exactly where they end up...

It would have been different if the Stupids had been written and played as a likable family, with whom we could sympathise. As it is, this viewer was left rooting for the Creepies! So, utter nonsense then... but great fun!

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Pam from Wales , 11/03/2008

Didn't realise this had been on tv as a 2-parter. The story has a 'cringe factor'. Not particularly entertaining, but watchable.

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robertconnor from Gloucestershire [Highly rated reviewer] , 28/01/2008

Whilst on holiday in France, Mr. and Mrs. Stupid meet Mr. and Mrs. Creepy on a campsite. However, what begins as a seemingly ordinary encounter soon spirals into a nightmare, culminating in abduction and carnage.

Whoever cast this turkey apparently doesn't have a family themselves... the Stupids make for a ridiculously unbelievable family unit. 16 year old Rachel Stupid appears to be played by an actress in her twenties, which makes all her scenes and interactions with other characters unintentionally hilarious. Meanwhile, the writer has created one daft situation after another... Mr. Stupid is a professional classic car specialist, but can't even recognise a flat tyre whilst driving his '73 Mercedes, let alone understand why the car is struggling to start as they disembark from the ferry (i.e. 'doh! I thought I'd fixed that starter motor/distributor/fuel pump'). Mrs. Stupid can't decide whether she can speak french or not - fortunately for the Stupids, all the police they meet are only pretending they can't speak english! We quickly establish that the Stupids have two mobile phones in their possession, yet when they run someone over,and subsequently crash off the road during a stressed night drive, given they have already met with the police, do they call for assistance? With a body lying across the road, does anyone wait by it in case another motorist drives along? Of course not! Mr. and Mrs. Stupid go wandering off into the forest, leaving the kids in the car. Alone. In the dark... Mind you, by this stage Rachael Blake and Ben Miles have probably sussed that Emily Beecham is actually about 25, and is therefore old enough to look after herself and her 'brother'. Oops!

As the Creepies, Ripley and Ryan are full on spooky and skewed from the outset, practically screaming 'WE'RE UNBALANCED PSYCHO'S WHO WANT YOUR KIDS' from the moment the Stupids meet them. Accordingly, there's nowhere for them to go but completely OTT, and that's exactly where they end up...

It would have been different if the Stupids had been written and played as a likable family, with whom we could sympathise. As it is, this viewer was left rooting for the Creepies! So, utter nonsense then... but great fun!

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