French Comedy at its best

This was a bit of a surprise. The plot is not necessarily too promising: When a prison drama teacher marries one of the inmates, her son begins to wonder if the ex-con is still a criminal, or if he has actually been rehabilitated. Well, it kind of is the plot we have seen and heard before and we think we know where it’s going.

And yes, it kind of is. But director Luis Garrel and a great cast including Garrel himself and the wonderful Nehme Merlant as well as Anouk Grünberg and Roschdy Zem make this an enjoyable ride.

An almost American movie in certain regards but only in the best mixed with a whole lot of French humor. What else do you want if you don’t want to be thinking about too much and just enjoy a movie and having a bit of fun.