Roman de Gare

“Roman de Gare” is by far the most intriguing and hilarious film I have seen in months. And it’s way more exciting than the title (which translates to airport novel) would indicate. There’s a famous crime writer; a serial killer who does magic tricks; a wife reporting a missing husband; and a creepy magician hanging around a rest stop at 3 a.m. insisting on giving a stranded passenger a ride.

The film took me all over the place to sort out how these lives might be interconnected: the creepy magician at the service station might be that serial killer. And he could also be the ghost-writer for the famous author. Or the ghost-writer might be the serial killer.

There’s a lot of comedy and a lot of loose ends. But everything comes together in the end. Just brilliant.