I was a fan of Daniel Autueil before watching this nasty film '. It started out very well, very Belgian - but then descended into a ludicrous story which became more and more rididulous.
What was the director trying to tell us ? That a frighteningly-shallow salesman of selling-techniques and a guy who has Down Syndrome can "bond" ? (Spare me the pseudo-egalitarian psycho-babble!) Sure, they might- but not as in a completely false scenario that even Hollywood would not cook up.
The whole film seemed to me to be a disturbing and patronising caricature which ran on sadistically far too long. It made me wonder about the people who combined to make this bourgeois-petting insult to Outsiders of all kinds, and especially those with Down Syndrome. At this point I should declare that I am 'on the autistic spectrum', and a 'maladjusted' child in 1950s Belfast. I am still prone to sudden outbursts of rage, especially against people of authority or their minions..
What was the director trying to tell us ? That a frighteningly-shallow salesman of selling-techniques and a guy who has Down Syndrome can "bond" ? (Spare me the pseudo-egalitarian psycho-babble!) Sure, they might- but not as in a completely false scenario that even Hollywood would not cook up.
The whole film seemed to me to be a disturbing and patronising caricature which ran on sadistically far too long. It made me wonder about the people who combined to make this bourgeois-petting insult to Outsiders of all kinds, and especially those with Down Syndrome. At this point I should declare that I am 'on the autistic spectrum', and a 'maladjusted' child in 1950s Belfast. I am still prone to sudden outbursts of rage, especially against people of authority or their minions..