Time to buy a new journal (also known as "Put the bitch to work")

ENSEMBLE C'EST TOUT - http://www.ensemblecesttout-lefilm.com/site.html
"Accurate, if life were perfect."
This film, based on a book by Anna GAVALDA and directed by Claude Berri (who has brought us other pictures such as MANON DES SOURCES--a classic--and UNE FEMME DE MENAGE--what?), is flawlessly predictable. I know it stars Audrey Tautou, but for some reason, I was still expecting more depth. Fat chance. Much like her other recent films (HORS DE PRIX, for example, co-starring the charmingly goofy but poorly utilized Gad Elmeleh), this one hands the plot to the viewer ina picnic basket complete with a big, family-colored bow tied by a dying, old granny who wants her charming, devil-may-care grandson (director of the French Cesar hit NE LE DIS A PERSONNE, Guillaume CANET, oh la la) to hook up with the sweetly confused cleaning lady-turned-live-in-nurse (Audrey). Everyone cries at one point, but all end up smiling...and shrugging, leaving the theatre, more or less forgetting the film, but eventually still wondering, "Does Guillaume Canet really like Hard-Fi AND Vivaldi ?? Wonder if he'd like the Arctic Monkies..." 'cause then we'd just love him even more. Best shot in the film : he and Audrey smoking together in the kitchen. And the music is great. And French ! Those don't usually go together...
Overall : 2.5 out of 5