Great film

Rating: 9/10 (2 February 2006)

I saw this film back at the 2005 Palm Springs International Film Festival and of the 14 films I saw then I ranked this as high as my #2 film of the festival. This truly is an excellent film. Gérard Jugnot's character is a great film role and Jugnot plays him to perfection. there is a style and grace to this movie that helps keep it an enchanting viewing experience for the film-goer. This movie could have ended up dull or had the appearance of a film that tried to hard but director Barratier skillfully took what could have been a small film and made it into a major cinematic feature. I would highly recommend this film and would rate it a 9.0 on a scale of 10.