Jacques Tati's quiet, visual style of comedy is something I can look at and see that there is something resembling humor on my screen, but it never makes me laugh. I just find myself waiting for the film to be over. I'm not here saying that Tati himself is not funny at all, it's just his style of humor is not for me.
you could say this is made for french sensibilities, but i don't believe the french are sensible!