
In Paris, the aristocratic and intellectual Philippe is a quadriplegic millionaire who is interviewing candidates for the position of his carer, with his red-haired secretary Magalie. Out of the blue, Driss cuts the line of candidates and brings a document from the Social Security and asks Phillipe to sign it to prove that he is seeking a job position so he can receive his unemployment benefit. Philippe challenges Driss, offering him a trial period of one month to gain experi... (Full plot summary below)
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In Paris, the aristocratic and intellectual Philippe is a quadriplegic millionaire who is interviewing candidates for the position of his carer, with his red-haired secretary Magalie. Out of the blue, Driss cuts the line of candidates and brings a document from the Social Security and asks Phillipe to sign it to prove that he is seeking a job position so he can receive his unemployment benefit. Philippe challenges Driss, offering him a trial period of one month to gain experience helping him. Then Driss can decide whether he would like to stay with him or not. Driss accepts the challenge and moves to the mansion, changing the boring life of Phillipe and his employees.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA playful and compassionate French film about an unconventional caregiver and the quadriplegic man he looks after. |
| The Popcorn JunkieCameron WilliamsIn the wrong hands this film could have been a sentimental mess. Luckily it's not and instead of being a film about labels, it's about people and the healing power of camaraderie. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferThe funniest comedy in years, and the most touching story of genuine friendship since The Shawshank Redemption. Only a cynic would be able to resist its charms, humor, and humanity. |
| CraveOnlineWilliam BibbianiIntouchables is not what you'd call a "bad film," but its attempts to elicit tears from its audience are simply, by now, distractingly familiar. |
| CinemalogueTodd JorgensonIt's a funny yet humane crowd-pleaser, based on a true story, which sidesteps clichés about race and illness in a breezy comic treatment of subject matter that is usually quite dramatic. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Clifford...certainly full of cliches and makes a few missteps, but this is genre fare done extremely well...Sy explodes onto the screen with a star's confidence and charisma, bigger than life and bursting with it. |
| AV ClubSam AdamsSy and Cluzet give their parts more conviction than they deserve, even when the former is forced to re-enact the falsetto-singing-in-the-bubblebath bit from Pretty Woman. But even their energy can't revive a corpse this dead. |
| HitFixGeoff BerkshireHow did such a safe, familiar tale become such a super-sized smash in France? You'll have to ask the French. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliEnjoy this movie for what it is - the kind of motion picture that can cause Champaign-like giddiness - and don't obsess over how true-to-life this work of fiction is. |
| Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreThat rare French import that aims no higher than adorable and hits its target every time. |