Mandibles is the story of two zigotos who while making a delivery discover that there is a giant fly in the trunk of their car. In less than two they decide to tame it to become rich…
Mandibles : an invigorating calm rhythm
The first thing that strikes Mandibules is its rhythm. A calm rhythm, slow almost indolent. Quentin Dupieux was never a fan of frenetic comedy multiplying comic effects, but rather to follow marginal characters and let them take us with them. Mandibles is crossed by a real sweetness of life, summer. It is in these moments that with our friends we always plan vacation plans that often do not end as planned. 
And the unexpected manifests itself through a fly, Dominique. Never has the viewer become so attached to an insect. The main subject of gags in the film, this fly is treated here as a pet. Strangely, there is something that evokes E.T. in this story. That of children (because yes, the Palmashow duo embodies real big children) who find themselves with a mysterious creature that they try to hide from the rest of the world to keep it with them. It is from there that the comic is born, in this desire to keep a hidden treasure, to protect it. Dupieux signs here a very successful meeting between the Amblin films and the stoner movie. And it is also his most accessible film.
Quentin Dupieux deviates from his usual style
By using these codes, Dupieux deviates a little from his absurd humor. It offers a much more mainstream film, linear, whose motivations of the characters are all perfectly understandable. Much less opaque and mysterious than his previous films, he tries to venture into new territory. After the horror aspect of the Deer, it is this time the friendship that he analyzes. Human and animal friendship. This group of endearing protagonists, demonstrates a real fear of growing up and precariousness. Hence this meeting between a group of rich holidaymakers (including India Hair and Adèle Exarchopoulos who continues to amaze us after La Flamme) and our two hurluberlus. Mandibles, apart from being hilarious and moving, is ultimately a true social comedy, the story of protagonists who fight for their survival to the point of relying on a fly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I18vFTaFmpo
