This was hands-down the best movie I've seen in the past year. Absolutely uplifting, crushing and breathtaking all in one.

Could not recommend this movie highly enough.

I would totally agree.

This film shows us how a person who is "dead" on the outside, can be more alive than any of us ever could be. It's an amazing film with breathtaking scenes. It is heartwarming as it is heartbreaking. Anyone who wants to see true art through cinema, and want to see a perfect portrayal of a true story, then this if for you..

I would also highly recommend. Touching, gentle and delicate and at times thrusting, powerful and emotive. No diabetes-inducing sentiment, not overly cerebral and no unnecessary melodrama. A watercolour of a film with depth and appeal to all ages: I saw it with my friend when we were 19 and the theatre had a wide range in there. The outstanding success of the film is the beautiful sense of layering: of emotion, memory, sensation and experience. Loved it.

This is a film based on the true story where the editor of Elle suffers a stroke, gets 'locked in' syndrome', where he can only blink one eye, and uses this to write his memoirs. This subject matter makes you wonder how an enthralling film can be made from this.
But it does. This is a often funny, often moving film shot from the point of view of Jean-Dominique.
What makes this film so good is it doesn't rely on your sympathy for Jean-Dominique and shows him as very normal human being in terms as often not being likeable.
I cannot recommend this film highly enough.