Tellement proches

French movies often have horrible storytelling. This one is no exception. Although the acting was above average for a French movie, I couldn't care for any of the characters.

Poor character development and storytelling have been plaguing French cinema for decades. Tellement Proches suffers from both.

This movie is supposed to be a comedy but there's nothing funny. I smiled once. Most characters and situations are full of clichés. After watching this movie I cannot help but think that Nakache and Toledano got a crazy fluke with Intouchables and that will be the only good movie they ever make.

The title of the movie means "so close" in which it indicates that the family in the movie are really close to each other, even if they disagree a lot and seem to not like each other. They do care for one another. The plot is about a family in France that has problems communicating with each other and dislike one another, as the movie goes on the family: mostly the parents and sisters get along and overcome their difficulties. At last you are left with a nice and funny movie about family and how hard it can be sometimes to take responsibility. Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano are amazing directors who did a great job with the movie and other movies they have made.

Individually, each actor in this movie was good in other movies. Together in that one, they act like people wanting fast money. A terrible movie , a bit too.