Bis (2015)

Bis is the kind of time-travel comedy that doesn’t pretend to reinvent the wheel—it just spins it with enough charm and nostalgia to make you want to hop on. Dropping two middle-aged friends back into their awkward, exhilarating teenage years, it finds easy laughs in the contrast between who they were, who they became, and who they wish they’d been, all wrapped in a warmly affectionate bromance. Kad Merad and Franck Dubosc carry the film with lived-in chemistry, selling both the gags and the bittersweet undertow that comes with second chances. If you’re looking for a light, watchable escape with an ’80s vibe and a generous heart, this delivers—though if you want razor-sharp satire or big sci-fi ideas, it’s more comfort food than fireworks.

Bis is clearly aiming for a breezy, nostalgia-soaked “second chance” comedy, using the 1980s as a playground for friendship, regret, and do-over fantasies. The problem is it rarely feels like it has its own identity, leaning so hard on familiar time-travel beats that it can come off like a bargain-bin riff rather than a fresh story. The jokes are often mild and the script feels flat, so if you’re hoping for sharp comedy or a clever twist on the genre, you may end up checking your watch. Still, if you’re easy to please, enjoy French buddy comedies, and mainly want some light ’80s vibes without demanding originality, it can function as harmless background fun.