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This series is a parody of itself. It's at the very least a parody of something. The 'strong' female lead cries every episode and whines constantly. It's as though the Grey's Anatomy writers got together while stoned and wrote a comedy.

So they took Grey's Anatomy romantic drama concept, the music and pacing, coupled with the concept of "everyone wants to be FBI," added some attractive novice actors and made a series that borders on FBI slapstick.

This series also shames Grey's in that it plays like a Grey's Anatomy SNL skit. It's perhaps the worst and most amateurish series I've seen in the past decade.

Save yourself the pain.

An unfortunate fact about this film is that its nuance would be lost in English translation, and most won't watch it with subtitles.

The acting was fabulous, although the Haitian was a stereotype.

Content: Not spoon-fed but clear enough. This was insightful both on a political and philosophical level.

Humor: It's difficult to determine whether this would be funny to someone not well-versed in Quebec culture. But to someone who is, the humor was present throughout, even the most 'serious' parts. Nicely done. There is an abundance of accessible, blue collar humor.

Editing: No obvious issues.

Pace: Fast and fluent.

Story: One turn of events could have been better explained (as pertains to the main character's wife).

Female characters: One gets the feeling that the daughter's role was written by a woman and the wife's by a man. The former was much more defined.

Overall, everyone involved in this film should be proud. The Harper parody was hilarious!