Louis Garrel is usually excellent, but in this silly comedy, I felt Raphaël Quenard and Manuel Guillot overshadowed him considerably. “David” (Garrel) and his friend “Willy” (Quenard) are on their way to a restaurant where David intends to pass a girl off on Willy. “Willy” is doubtful about this generosity and wonders if she might have hidden flaws, but David assures him she’s perfectly normal. As luck would have it, the girl and her father are walking toward them, also heading to the same restaurant. "Florence" (Léa Seydoux) and "Guillaume" (Vincent Lindon) are having a lively discussion of their own, setting the stage for what should be an interesting meal. It becomes clear that Florence isn't aware Willy is joining them, and he and her father quickly find themselves at odds. A disagreement between the two men interrupts things, giving the extremely anxious waiter “Stéphane” (Guillot) the opportunity to present their wine—along with a significant amount of mess. Then we learn that almost everything we’ve witnessed so far hasn't been what it seems – but what’s really happening at the "Café deuxième acte”? The writing is fast, sharp, and delightfully irreverent, demonstrating through satire how absurd it is to excessively regulate speech. It also pokes fun at actors who believe they must embody their characters rather than acting to create a persona. There's even a gentle jab at artificial intelligence and the disturbing idea of automated filmmaking, where creativity, improvisation, and artistry are efficiently replaced by lines of code. It’s an entertaining eighty-minute film that manages to cover a lot of ground, and I found it enjoyable.

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