The problem is that if, while you're having a good time with these characters, you start to think about the wider implications of the film, you might find yourself somewhat less enthralled.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 25, 2012

It's not subtle. It's not innovative. But it guarantees good humour, pranks, japes and welling-up for two hours.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 28, 2012

There is something so fatuous about the whole farrago that one will never again believe the old saw that the French are more cultured than the Brits and couldn't possibly be taken for this sort of gooey ride.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 21, 2012

For once, the hype is justified.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 20, 2012

Enjoy it before the English language version comes out.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 20, 2012

Everything conforms to classist and racist clich.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Sep 20, 2012

This is not a film that will change the whole world, but one that just might charm it.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 20, 2012

It delivers broad laughs and tugs at the heartstrings without delving too deep - the very definition of a crowd-pleaser.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 18, 2012

It's undemanding, heart-warming fodder with mass appeal. Sadly, it's also predictable and its big emotional beats are often harder to stomach than an overripe brie.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 16, 2012

If you loved "The Bucket List," you'll be exclaiming, "Incroyable!"

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 31, 2012

Set aside that disconcerting observation, if you can, and the film is a minor gem of nuanced performances and sublime directorial craftsmanship.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 8, 2012

The easygoing posture and strong casting keep The Intouchables from stumbling over vexing questions of race, class and disability.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 2, 2012

A box office phenomenon in France, this crowd-pleasing drama is based on a true story but sticks closely to the template for a Hollywood buddy movie.

| Jun 1, 2012

More than a little unrealistic.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 1, 2012

The Intouchables works as a crowd-pleaser not because it's true, but because it's a plausible enchantment.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 1, 2012

"The Intouchables" is actually quite touchable.

| Original Score: B | Jun 1, 2012

Some of the elements in the film are inexplicable and some are undeveloped, but there are a handful of nicely crafted set pieces.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 31, 2012

I checked the production materials for "The Intouchables" and failed to find confirmation that any of this was inspired by 1987's "Disorderlies," in which the Fat Boys push old Ralph Bellamy around to his heart's content.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 31, 2012

It's the classic odd-couple buddy movie setup, only it'll pull at your heartstrings, whether you want it to or not.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 31, 2012

You don't have to completely buy into the premise of The Intouchables to appreciate the very good acting by Cluzet and Sy.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 31, 2012