A delightful black comedy, offering to Catherine frot the opportunity to create a lovely and, in paradoxal manner, realistic portrait of a mother discovering , after decades, his returned to home son being not exactly the one who she knows.
The war between them is just admirable crafted, the cliche, smart used, the proofs of not so wise childhood just touching and the conflict against estate developers just nice.
Absurd situations, neighbors solidarity, an ex teacher of Spanish with sentimental life ruined by the hero of film, a doctor and his extractions of bullets and the source of a form of invincibility.
No doubts, the real - real star is the tortoise Penelope.
In short, just delightful film and great work of Catherine Frot.
