This film is just so pure. Jacques Tati is such a great slapstick comedian. He does such great work without have to be as big in his movements like acts such as The Three Stooges. There’s such a childlike innocence about him. He’s more aware than Mr. Magoo, smarter than Inspector Clouseau, and has more class than Chaplin’s The Tramp (even though he’s not stuck up like the other rich people staying at the resort). His simple wardrobe (the hat, the coat, the pipe) also makes for something so recognizable, but also something simple and funny in the way he moves himself around. This film is basically a silent film and it really helps with the comedy. My favorite bit is with the boat and the paint can moving with the tides to the other side of the boat and then the boat flipping in half so it looks like a shark. I couldn’t stop laughing. I’m SO excited to get into MON ONCLE, PLAY TIME, and TRAFIC.