Does ample justice to the many layers of Jacques Tati’s tale, both in text and out.

While I've heard nothing yet about Chomet's next film, I can wholeheartedly say L'illusionniste had made my interest disappear.

There's plenty of crack-a-smile humor, but the underlying mood recalls the diminuendo stretches in a Jacques Tati film.

... a delicate and delightful piece of old-fashioned hand-drawn animation where character is in body language and personality in the "performance."