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Marion Cotillard is even better than I already thought she was. In this understated part she does everything with practically her face alone. Her fleeting expressions, a slight turn of her head or a raising of her chin, or just a deadpan look is virtually as good as any written dialogue. Don't worry, there is dialogue and she does speak words, but in this somewhat purposefully low-brow and low-ball film our expectations are often dashed. There are likelihoods in life as in movies and unlikelihoods, and when an unlikely character forms an unlikely union with another character who is very unlikely to join in this union, we feel certain that it cannot last and that it could end badly. But the way these actors work, the way the director has chosen to shoot and edit it, the way he has given his actors certain freedoms that can really only be given to actors who are superior in their skills, there are no certainties until there are. If these professional criteria are met it is possible to make a film that cuts across the grain of human expectations. A brainy girl who likes a brawny almost-seeming illiterate guy, where can that possibly go? And who does the changing here, or does anyone really change? That's a question that is answered with a minimum of mawkishness and sentimentality. In fact, this movie is more direct and less mumblecore than many other films with a similar theme. I gave it an 8. Four stars on Netflix. I really enjoyed it. I think it is one of those rare movies that doesn't make you feel cheated in some way after it's over. See it.