paulouscan

This is a demonstration of rare courage on the part of Leah Remini and Mike Rinder to overtly speak out about what Scientology really does, behind what is "says". Very brave, when you think of what Scientology dares doing to critics, using lawyers at high expenses to ruin and destroy critics personal life, even relatives to a very extended degree. This is also the first time that revelations about Scientology behaviour are so worldwide exposed. I guess the IMDb popularity notation can only go down by votes from Scientologists themselves trying to maintain Scientology image. But most of them do not look at this program, they just vote it down...

A good movie: good script, well-crafted, solid and captivating plot, good interpretation and a message of good value on integrity conditioning happiness. Pierre wants to square his life, making it stable, so that he could get granted half-time custody of his son he loves. He is willing to obey orders as a security guard at his new job. Of course, nature drives him to be zealous with integrity. But this integrity is not servility. He always thinks by himself. That puts it on the tightrope of the professional promotion scheme with constant threat of being fired if results fall. Little by little, the dilemma grows and his integrity is challenged more and more. The story is well fed and not boring at all. If one goes a bit further than the apparent look of an happy end, one might as well catch a good life lesson of what can often happen to someone who is naturally good and looking for simple and clean life. Why should the movie end on anything else ?

A little flick, very simply made, without 'frou-frou', no special effects, but just very efficient. The story is crisp. Several themes are tackled with around this mom. We see the teenage selfishness, a too immature teenager who refuses the new boyfriend of her mother to such a point she can do everything to make their love fail. We see these 50 year adults, divorced or widowed, looking for a new mate, a new match. We see the 'petit-bourgeois' prejudices about the artists yell victory for and eventually face defeat. The scenario is very nice, with beautiful dialogues and good punches. It is perfect to spend a pleasant evening in family. I should recommend it warmly.