Pleasantly Surprised

Rating: 10/10 (1 February 2017)

10/10, faultless.
Given to me as birthday present, I was sceptical of the "rave reviews" splashed across the DVD sleeve (and the subject matter put me off).
The film is authentic and genuine.
"Untouchable" made us us laugh because the scenes were both funny and brilliantly done - real life on screen as opposed to "Actors-Being-Comedians".
Everything is deadly serious, "Untouchable" is based (however loosely I cannot tell) on actual events.
Eye candy it is not, here we have an insight into a world behind doors that keeps itself to itself. I found myself looking into two greatly contrasting lives.
The characters evoke empathy in different ways and for different reasons, even when someone is "being bad".
The casting is excellent, timing, pace, mood all have been handled with impeccability.
Would it have come across differently if it had been presented as pure fiction? That may be a hard question to answer, telling myself I was watching the retelling of true events undoubtedly added to the strength of the film.