Good start, but then it gets ruined

Better Late Then Never

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

To date ,it's Mr Wens's last case on the silver screen although MTV works were made afterward.This is a poor swansong ,for it never finds its way,always hesitating between thriller and comedy.The presence of Jacqueline Maillan,one of the best French stage actresses ,tips the scale in favor of the latter.The plot :a girl was kidnapped and it seems that Mrs Maillan's guests are the abductors.A mysterious man (Meurisse) was to visit her on Xmas day,but they are six when they come for the Christmas Réveillon.One sees little here of the unqualified enthusiasm that accompanied Mr Wens in his career through such works as "Le Dernier Des Six" or "L'Assassin Habite au 21".He was then played by Pierre Fresnay.He was also played by Frank Villard ,and neither him nor Philippe Nicaud here could replace him successfully.