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Synopsis

Pierre-Paul Daoust, 36, an intellectual with a PhD in philosophy is forced to work as a deliveryman to afford a decent living. One day, while delivering a parcel, he gets caught in a hold up gone terribly wrong: two dead and millions in money bags laying on the ground. Pierre-Paul is confronted with a dilemma leave empty handed, or take the money and run? This new Denys Arcand film takes a witty yet touching look at, as only Arcand knows how, the predominance of money in a society where all other values seem to have crumbled.

Cast

  • Maxim Roy
  • Maripier Morin
  • Juliette Gosselin
  • Vincent Leclerc
  • Éric Bruneau
  • Florence Longpré
  • Rémy Girard
  • Alain Goulem
  • Alexandre Landry
  • Rose-Marie Perreault

Atom User Reviews

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Metacritic

25
Jun 4, 2019

So politics and social commentary aside, we are left with a crime film. One that isn’t very suspenseful or particularly clever.

Metacritic review by G. Allen Johnson
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
90
May 30, 2019

With its galloping pace and strange criminal bedfellows, this funny and engrossing film sometimes feels like the droll capers of the Ealing studio (maker of “The Lavender Hill Mob” among other small classics). But Arcand packs in a lot of pointed social and political commentary.

Metacritic review by Glenn Kenny
Glenn Kenny
The New York Times
63
Sep 12, 2018

The core trio are smooth and amusing in their roles, but the larger plot is filled with painful stereotypes, from a tough female cop to various black gangsters. Meanwhile, as the sympathetic criminals try to outwit police, the social theme remains unfocused – despite heartfelt pleas for street people, especially the homeless Inuit of Montreal.

Metacritic review by Kate Taylor
Kate Taylor
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)