Critic's Rating:
4/5
Cast: Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Molle
Direction: Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes
Story: The rich Philippe's life changes post a paragliding experience gone wrong. He takes to the wheel cheer for life. So what he wants next is a caretaker. Enter Driss, who not just takes good care of Philippe, but also takes his friendship with Philippe to a whole new level.
Movie Review: Now how many of us out there can make the best of the very little (literally) that we have? How many of us can laugh at our own shortcomings - both physical and emotional? Guess not many. After all, no one is born a hero; you become heroic only when you decide to be one. Celebrating this spirit of never-say-never is The Intouchables - a story of the white aristocrat, Philippe (Francois Cluzet) who hires the black Driss ( Omar Sy) only later to realise life is all about living in the moment... a true story based on the memoir named You Changed My life by Abdel Sellou.
For the record, The Intouchables became the second most successful French film of all time, breaking all box office records outside the English circuit. And it's not just the plot that helped the movie do this. It's also the perfect blend of the drama (all serious and emotional stuff bringing out the helplessness of a then-adventure-freak-now-
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