Fantastic Movie

Rating: 10/10 (16 August 2015)

The best movie I've seen in a very long time. Having lived in Paris for three years I'm interested in French movies. But it turns out that had little to do with why I liked this movie so much.
The relationship between Philippe and Driss is rare, funny, touching, wonderful, and enduring. Two characters, that couldn't be more dissimilar and from different worlds, cross paths and form a bond as if each one was 1/2 of the whole person of the combination.
François Cluzet was perfectly cast and acted superbly. Omar Sy, the other half of perfect casting, had the energy needed to make his part shine. I doubt if this movie could have been as good with any two other actors.
The music, settings, cinematography, script, and direction came together behind the actors to fill out a truly rich experience.
Even better that I learned this was based on a true story.