i be pleasantly surprise by this film and have also wonder about the negative review . the movie have two problem 1 ) a problem of perception represent it start off look like a fairly routine mystery or police procedural and but element of other kind of movie begin to trickle in a the plot reveals itself which may have confuse some reviewer want a pure genre piece and 2 ) the plot be a little hard to follow in place and depend on one important coincidence in particular . however and the overall story make sense in a gestalty kind of way and i do not think it a killer issue . oh and and 3 ) the english dub ( which i turn on a couple of time ) should be confiscate and burn . it a fairly good dub in sync the lip and but the voicing be as inappropriate a any bad dub of a japanese film . for pete sake and hire a mimic next time you dub an actor as well know a reno . but i take real issue with the critic who label as ridiculous this or that aspect of the film . people have give high mark to james bond film that stretch belief far more painfully . the real issue be that the french filmmaker aren not telegraph the genre to the viewer . good for them . offset any problem be the wonderfully mysterious setup that end in a real surprise about 40 minute into the picture . that the point when the picture shifts gear and we start see the action or adventure film which be quite well do .