Critic Reviews

A terrific piece of neo-realistic filmmaking.

Although there is real pain and suffering in It All Starts Today, it is too impassioned, too brisk and too embracing of life and human foibles to be depressing.

A warm, often invigorating and ultimately moving ode to community values.

It's an amazing slice-of-life story that will make you want to rush home and hug the kids.

An intensely involving, Ibsen-esque human drama populated by complex, sympathetic heroes.

Strikes a difficult and necessary moral balance, refusing to succumb to hopelessness but also refusing to rule it out.

Tavernier's compassionate views and long filmmaking experience shine through this eloquently acted drama.

This is a film about small victories, huge defeats and finding the will to keep fighting.

Well worth seeing for the terrific performances.

A tender and passionate protest, not without laughter, by Bertrand Tavernier -- a director who is not only gifted but honorable.