My pet peeve:
Why is the storyline's summary on the film's main page allowed to contain spoilers? It's most annoying when trying to decide whether to watch a film and basically the whole film is summed up on the main page!
"And all the pieces matter"
Agreed. I watched the film last night, and checked its imdb page today. The synopsis is far too revealing.. even the genre is missing "Thriller", b/c it is a drama/thriller.. if a little slow moving (but slow moving with intention, not bad direction/script).
I was surprised by imdb's score too. It just needs a bit more (not loads) to do it justice. I've seen some peeps say 5/10 (ridiculous), simply b/c they were expecting.. more? Also, I notice films that end with question marks as to the characters next move, don't always score quite as much as they could have done with a clear cut death/romance/walking off into sunset etc.
Saying that, I didn't want the film to end.. its momentum had changed into something completely different, and I wanted to see where/what/how - all that. But that to me, just says what a good film it was (superbly acted with lovely cinematography too).
I just happened the turn the TV on last night as it started, and didn't read the synopsis - so wasn't expecting anything (though I love my french thrillers).
Lucky in finding this gem.