To Be and To Have Reviews

Every year, you have a couple of documentaries which become really successful or even a smash hit. This flick was one of them and was pretty huge back in 2002. Therefore, after hearing so many good things about this movie, I got some pretty huge expectations. Honestly, I thought it was rather disappointing. I mean, it was pretty good, that's for sure, but I really had a hard time to see what was so amazing about it. I don't know, maybe it has do with the fact that I was myself born in a very small French village and spent my first 6 years in such a small village school (though not as small as the one depicted in the movie) so there was no huge revelation for me there. I guess for all the people who spend their whole life living in the city, it might have been shocking somehow. I also had a hard time to figure out what the director was actually looking for. Still, it remains an interesting flick though, I above all enjoyed the understated directing style and it remains a charming little school, absolutely. To conclude, even though it don't think it was really amazing, it still remains a pretty good flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.