Excellent actors, interesting-ish topic (local politics in a French city). At times I felt I was watching a documentary, some other times I felt I was there myself. The characters are very realistic in their frenchness and overall i found it an enjoyable watch. I do agree with some of the critics I have seen here and there regarding the dialogs: superficially they're good but if you engage too much in what is being discussed, it becomes apparent that it's not exactly at the level you'd expect from so-called intellectuals. In a way, it doesn't matter as it's more a comedy than an art house film but the main characters keep coming back to the subject of having ideas and the role of the « intellectual » in the society, making the above hard not to notice.