This film is about the damage inflicted upon an apparently happy family when a damaged individual comes into its orbit and seemingly without effort causes devastation by the attraction which a damaged individual can exert. I think that the speed with which this happens at the start of the film is a little overdone, but for most of the film the interactions between the characters are convincing, in particular the total inability of Iron's character to save himself. The acting is good, generally.
I didn't care for the ending where he withdraws from the world and apparently lives in one room in an old house in a small French town. But perhaps that was to try and show just how deep the damage goes in his psyche.
One minor complaint; the scenes set in the minister's office and the interaction between him and his staff are not particularly realistic. But that perhaps doesn't matter much.
I didn't care for the ending where he withdraws from the world and apparently lives in one room in an old house in a small French town. But perhaps that was to try and show just how deep the damage goes in his psyche.
One minor complaint; the scenes set in the minister's office and the interaction between him and his staff are not particularly realistic. But that perhaps doesn't matter much.