Untouchable

 

“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