In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', 50-something Montreal college professor Remy learns that he is dying of liver cancer. He decides to make amends to his family and friends before he dies. He first approaches his ex-wife Louise, who asks their estranged son Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the entire Canadian system in every way possible to ... (Full plot summary below)
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In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', 50-something Montreal college professor Remy learns that he is dying of liver cancer. He decides to make amends to his family and friends before he dies. He first approaches his ex-wife Louise, who asks their estranged son Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the entire Canadian system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the bitter end, while he tries to reunite his former friends, Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude to see their old friend before he passes on.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertDying is not this cheerful, but we need to think it is. The Barbarian Invasions is a movie about a man who dies about as pleasantly as it's possible to imagine; the audience sheds happy tears. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA brilliant entertainment, full of bemused skepticism and reckless, prodigal love -- for these people and their vanishing era and lives. |
| Chicago ReaderTed ShenArcand's fondness for the good old 60s can be cloying, but despite an uneven cast, he finds a tonal balance between sentimental and cynical that keeps the conversations real and heart wrenching. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversIt's a feast of smart, sexy, glorious talk. The Oscar for best foreign film belongs right here. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliAlthough the specter of death hovers over the entire film, it is neither a grim nor a depressing experience. Arcand has injected a great deal of wit into the movie, and it meshes perfectly with the anticipated pathos. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyWhere Denys Arcand's delightful 1986 comedy "The Decline of the American Empire" celebrated the good life, his profoundly funny sequel The Barbarian Invasions heartily toasts the good death. |
| The New York TimesDana StevensThe rapprochement between Rémy and Sébastien is beautiful to watch, and all of the characters in The Barbarian Invasions are played with a lusty warmth that makes them lovable even when they are being tiresome. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternA pungently funny and heartfelt piece of wish fulfillment. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonAdmirable in its refusal to be politically correct. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayA movie that, in the story of one man dying, shows us all how to live. |
