ROBUST TBC
Jul 26, 2022
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JAMES MOTTRAM
★★★☆☆ OUT NOW CINEMAS
Gérard Depardieu is Georges,) is Aïssa, his newly assigned personal security guard (and amateur wrestler). Cue an odd-couple comedy-drama with a tender edge, Georges letting down his defences as Aïssa tends to the lonely man’s whims. Constance Meyer’s feature debut isn’t perfect: Depardieu isn’t exactly stretching himself here and the director/co-writer tends to overcook the symbolism (like Georges’ weird, sharp-toothed pet fish). But a sparkling Lukumuena brims with scene-stealing confidence.
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