Clever black comedy of manners in which the current (2008) cream of French acting talent mostly express their emotions openly – often to camera – no matter who gets hurt.
A bone marrow transplant is used as a metaphor for the interrelatedness of family but never rises – as a thematic trope – above the trite notion that blood is thicker than water.
The style of the film changes to match the emotions displayed and so is varied. Yet there is actual emotional self indulgence here especially as the result of the over length and the lack of any real psychological depth. The only genuine hook onto which to hang ones interest is the fact that the movie is good at showing how women so often rule the domestic sphere; being here shown as alternately self deluded and wise – especially about men. Despite all this, the wit carries the day and makes it at least watchable.
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