Personal Rating: 7.9 out of 10
“Les Intouchables” French for “The Intouchables” is a joyful “ found the meaning of life “ type movie with a comedic hint about the humane side of our life. This movie directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano is based on a true story with a fictional side mainly used for drama.
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Now for the main “action” I watched this movie about two years ago. Now as a newbie gourmet movie goer my only hope was IMDB as means to find good movies. But this was suggested by one of my closest friends.
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When I saw the poster for the first time with two men and didn't recognize any of them i thought this was maybe an attempt at making an art film by a French director because the title in the poster being in French. Little did I know about the pleasure ride it was going to be.
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The Intouchables is about two grown men who is bonding and met through circumstance. One character being a paralyzed man “Philippe” ( Francoise Cluzet ) lives with help of nurses and also has a daughter. On the other hand “Driss” the other main character is an ex-con who is assigned to take care of Philippe. Despite their differences one being a street hoodlum and the other is a rich aristocrat living in the elite part of the city they form a type of friendship and bond through laugh, creating moments of their own in honesty.
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This movie has flaws like every other film has but succeeded because of its cast because of their acting appeal leading us to feel affection for the characters. The simple linear story line with happy moments that are to be if lived in reality precious for anyone. Despite the lack of other characters both Driss and Philippe will cheer anyone up with hopes of living another day and facing it against any odds.
