JustOneOpinion

This movie is rated 7.5/10 on here at the time of writing this, therefore I expected it to be a decent movie. What I spent 2hrs of my life on, however, was not. The acting was fine but the movie was bland, with annoying music, and too long for the story that was told. More than once there was monotonous music for minutes at a time, which had me reaching for the mute button. It is also advertised as a comedy or drama/comedy (depending where you look), but it most certainly is NOT funny in any way. Over all it was really disappointing, unenjoyable, and I feel completely ripped off that I wasted 2hrs watching it because of the current rating.

Overall just a really good film. The acting, the story, and especially telling the story from the child's perspective since she's at the centre of everything.

I've watched this a couple times and each time it's made my heart ache even more for children in these kind of situations. It reminds you that just because your not a 'bad' person, that doesn't mean having a child isn't a bad choice for you. It also reminds you that children often see and pick up on more than you think they do, even when you think you're hiding it.

If you have kids you'll want to hug them extra close after watching this.

I'll say fist that I'm about a third of the way through the film and that's as far as I'll be getting. I didn't know anything about the real people or story before watching the movie and was rather confused with these very English actors/actresses but all the locations and writing being in French. After a quick google I realise Colette and everyone else were actually French. Why such an English cast was chosen is beyond me. Have the movie spoken in English, fine, but surely they could have found a few French speaking actors so you at least had the accent! The acting has been fine but for me that's not a good enough reason to watch the rest. I'll look keep an eye out for the story elsewhere.