most of the french film i have see and enjoy be more talk than action and but that okay . i find them interest and well photograph and with intriguing actor . ( however and i do at one point wonder if gerald depardieu be in every french film ever make . it seem that way . ) this movie have the same interesting visuals and have a good opening . but then it become talk and talk and more talk . which be fine for a drama but not for a murder mystery . after awhile and i almost fell asleep watching this . actually and the film be more like a play with almost all the scene play out in one room . thus and if you love play and you should like this . but i want a little more bang for a murder story .