“The Untouchables”, or in
French “Intouchables” (with an insipid suffix of “bles”- like bleh) is a new
movie concocted by the directional duo Oliver Nakache and Eric Toledano. The
title truly fits the film’s temperament; Philippe (Franscoise Cluzet) a paralyzed
widow and his audacious migrant caretaker
Driss (Omar Sy) are an invincible twosome, they frolic in their numerous
escapades while eluding police, eschewing high-society’s formalities and ever
so slightly cloaking Philippe’s prominent disability –
truly untouchable.
Like a wheelchair, the film
gradually carries itself over pavement
curbs and over the odd molehill, no devastating cliffhangers or sudden
stairs to climb. Rolling gingerly while accompanied throughout the excursion
with a candid humor and charming demeanor.
Philippe and Driss
characterizations fabricate an interesting dynamic, Driss is kinetic and forthcoming while Philippe is more
introverted and conservative. They
connect through their ability to confront their personal harsh realities and
through their shared introspective love of life.
Nakache and Tolendo have
taken a true story between two contrasting personalities and developed it into
a tasteful “feel-good” movie that will leave the audience gleaming, chuckling
and saturated with warmth.
Go see it,
Little Frames xxxx
