Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas (2006) - film review

Lili, 19, returns from her holidays to discover that her twin brother, Loïc, has left home in a hurry after a heated row with his parents.  Several days pass without any news from Loïc and Lili becomes concerned that something serious may have happened to him.  Unable to reach him by telephone, Lili decides to set out and find her missing brother...

Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas is one of those films that resembles what is laughing called nouvelle cuisine.  It has all the right ingredients, is well-prepared and is presented in an appetising manner.  However, once it has been digested, it somehow manages to be even less satisfying than a wafer biscuit and leaves you with an uncontrollable urge to raid the larder. 

Technically, it is hard to fault the film.  Philippe Lioret’s direction is meticulous (perhaps too meticulous) and the performances from his cast are beyond reproach.  Yet the film just doesn’t quite amount to anything of  substance.  It’s hard to see beyond the plot contrivances and the unconvincing aspects of the story, implying that the main failing of this film is its script.  The film has its strengths but it does feel insubstantial, lacking the emotional force that could have made it a great piece of drama.

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