I was very motivated to watch this movie : 1) Alexandra is really my ideal woman as she is beautiful, funny and romantic. 2) Living faraway of my family and hometown, i really long for to get out of this dirty Paris and go back home ! 3) Balasko is a talented actress with an amazing career, totally snubbed by the corporation and she is the exact look-alike of our mother !
The movie starts really well as for one time this is a french movie not filmed in Paris (it's located in sunny Marseille) and with the character not having a prestigious occupation (Alexandra is jobless !). its first half is really good as their reunion makes sprites : we can see with truth that the family ties stay powerful but evolve as all the two relatives are older, mature, experimented ! When the rest of the family arrives, the movie gains more depth as it's the siblings relationships that are exposed. However, the last quarter is really rushed and this grandiose happy end seems a bit artificial !
The movie starts really well as for one time this is a french movie not filmed in Paris (it's located in sunny Marseille) and with the character not having a prestigious occupation (Alexandra is jobless !). its first half is really good as their reunion makes sprites : we can see with truth that the family ties stay powerful but evolve as all the two relatives are older, mature, experimented ! When the rest of the family arrives, the movie gains more depth as it's the siblings relationships that are exposed. However, the last quarter is really rushed and this grandiose happy end seems a bit artificial !