The Intouchables

Intouchables

2011

Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano

François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot ...

8.0

114,449

Comedy. Drama

Comedy. Drama

After a paragliding accident, Philippe, a rich aristocrat, is confined to his home. He employs Driss as home help. Driss is a young guy from the projects recently out of prison. In short, the person the least adapted for the job. Vivaldi and Earth, Wind and Fire, fine language and slang, suits and jogging outfits come together and a clash is inevitable. Two worlds collide and win each other over to give birth to a friendship as crazy, ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Neil Young The Hollywood Reporter	"'The King's Speech' meets 'Driving Miss Daisy' (...) This fourth feature by writer-directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano will almost certainly provide the duo with their first taste of international recognition"
		FilmAffinity	The plot of the film is inspired by a true story discovered by the directors in a 2004 documentary film. "Intouchables" become the second biggest box office hit in France, just behind the 2008 film "Welcome to the Sticks" (Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis), and the biggest French-language hit of all times overseas, grossing $426.6 million worldwide.
		Jay Weissberg Variety	"Though never known for their subtlety, French co-helmers/scripters Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache have never delivered a film as offensive as 'Untouchable'"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"Corny but charming (...) This is not a film that will change the whole world, but one that just might charm it (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Anna Smith Time Out	"Both characters are enormously sympathetic and you can’t deny the film’s heart is in the right place. It delivers broad laughs and tugs at the heartstrings without delving too deep (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Digital Spy	"There's an easy charm about this broadly played crowd-pleaser that'll leave you with a warm and fuzzy feeling"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"A story we have seen many times before (...) Its genial parade of stereotypes may be more regressive than liberating (...) This film can only be described (...) as an embarrassment"
		David Hughes Empire	"It's undemanding, heart-warming fodder with mass appeal. Sadly, it's also predictable and its big emotional beats are often harder to stomach than an overripe brie (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"This is a story that has been told time and again in the movies, and sometimes the performances overcome the condescension of the formula (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times	"Cluzet and Sy locate the emotional truth in their characters' friendship. Opening scene aside, though, the movie keeps them within the speed limit and on the well-established route to sappiness."
		Richard Corliss Time	"Not a great film but a warm one that pushes the viewer’s emotional buttons so deftly it feels like a massage. My guess is that you will laugh and cry at all appropriate moments"

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