Slow paced and quiet movie that prioritises its great visual elements.
On the other hand, its story is uneven. Starting with a weak romance, the film spurs more interest in its second half after a key dramatic turn of events.
The reaction from the protagonists is quite theatrical but nonetheless its rebelliousness provides a comforting finale.
In spite of having quite an outstanding photography and a pretty catchy score, the film suffers from having somewhat bland characters and becoming a bit uneventful and repetitive.
Nevertheless, we are driven to a quite satisfying happy ending.
With a rather cool epic and bleak soundtrack, this would easily be the favourite documentary for the characters of Cronenberg’s Crash (1996).
The film succeeds in balancing both the action of banger racing and the private life of the protagonists.
Deeply touching drama with great acting (special mention for the young Louise Mauroy-Panzani) and use of animation.
Nonetheless it feels like the film would have benefit from putting more attention into the feelings of the biological children.
With an outrageous but hilarious premise and a perfect performance by Lazare Gousseau, this comedy mixes perfectly its humour with more artsy sequences.
Nonetheless its dramatic elements feel more empty and concludes in a too predictable way.
