Tired of the relentless control exerted by his mother, a thirty-something man goes looking for a place of his own. He succeeds in renting an affordable house. His aged landlady, however, differs considerably from her pious and austere image. She doesn't just rob banks, she also puts the blame on a succession of scapegoats, such as lodgers...
"Suivez cet avion" is rarely shown or reviewed, but this does not mean that it's a bad comedy. On the contrary, it deserves wider recognition. The genre is probably best described as semi-absurd screwball comedy, with a variety of eccentric characters all doing their thing. As befits the genre, our beleaguered protagonist ends up finding love after a highly chaotic courtship. (Lovers of female pulchritude can gaze dreamily upon Isabelle Gélinas, one of the prettiest actresses of her generation.)
After a somewhat slow beginning, "Suivez cet avion" picks up steam. Not all of the jokes, gags and one-liners work, but those that do work are memorable, such as the chocolate shoes find. Many comedies suffer from over-predictability, but this little thing is quite original. The plot moves in unexpected directions, like a frolicsome octopus tying and untying itself in knots all over an aquarium.
Comedy highlight : the interruption of an inoffensive "Hamlet" rehearsal.
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