Odelecol
Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
Kaelan Mccaffrey
Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
rafaelguerrawww
This movie bears the unique French touch provided by the flawless acting by Dupontel under an outstanding director. The spectator is shaken at the start of the movie but the director knows how to play with our emotions, finishing in great beauty with the magnificent song from Serge Reggiani "Le temps qui reste"
writers_reign
This film has been trashed by Film de France's tame ego-tripping resident reviewer which is in itself reason to take it seriously. Jean Becker does not need me or anyone else to defend him, his films, like those of his equally distinguished father, Jacques, speak for themselves. Whilst it's true he has turned out a string of pastoral, sentimental, feel-good movies he is by no means a one-trick pony as he demonstrated in some of his earlier work and he does so again here. He displays the lightest of touch in his misdirection - a very early scene features the protagonist in a restaurant with a woman not his wife who presents him with a vintage wine in honour of his 42nd birthday and seconds later is insistent that he tell his wife. This scene, coupled with his subsequent behaviour, alienating an important client at the advertising agency he co-owns and then quitting, criticising birthday gifts made with loving care by his children, insulting the friends who come to celebrate his birthday and walking out on his wife all scream mid-life crisis. As we discover in the last reel it is anything but. Albert Dupontel carries the film superbly, this is a highly versatile actor who was equally convincing as an unhappy concert pianist in Fauteuils d'Orchestre and a ruthless assassin in Le proie and despite what the cynic at Films de France says the supporting cast are equally fine. A solid eight out of ten.
edoted
I found this film predictable and quite boring so I was quite happy that it was not too long. There are few moments quite funny but in the complex the story is not very well binded. The start of the film is on my opinion also the best moment of the film, so you expect from that moment a crescendo that unfortunately never arrives. In summary the protagonist, with a good work and perfect family, start to behave quite strangely, apparently without a reason. He criticize the system and society which he is part of. That is, indeed, easily criticizable, with many clichés that contribute to make a mediocre movie. The only good points of the film are, on my opinion, the good actors and, in the final part, the photography.
Eloi
What a film!!! Without saying too much about the film, this is a punch in the face. French cinema is still a safe bet for watching quality movies, and obviously, Jean Becker, is one of the greatest directors. This film talks about a man who starts to change his own life suddenly. In a few hours we'll see how a man is tired of his own life, acts like he was insane with family and friends and all he wants is disappear and stop to being tired and bored. It must not be easy to represent this self-destructive man without falling into parody or into an absurd sense of humor what we'll see him with a constant sensation of uncomfortableness. And what about the last half hour. I cannot explain because this film deserves to watch without knowing too much about the plot, but there's pure cinema in it. Good acting, good scriptwriting and specially, an excellent direction. This films deserves to watch it quietly, without rush. A must see.
