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Movie Info

A man's life is turned upside down when an old flame leaves a child on his doorstep, claiming it is his. He moves to London and raises the child by himself.

Genre:

comedy, drama
Original Language:

French (France)
Director:

Hugo Gélin
Producer:

Philippe Rousselet
Writer:

Hugo Gélin
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 4, 2017
Runtime:

1h 58m
Production Co:

Vendôme Production, Mars Film

Cast & Crew

Omar Sy
Samuel

Clémence Poésy
Kristin

Gloria Colston
Gloria

Antoine Bertrand
Bernie

Ashley Walters
Lowell

Clémentine Célarié
Samantha

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Critic Reviews for Two Is a Family

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (8)

The details of life in London are, for the most part, utterly unconvincing - Sam refuses to learn English - and a climactic court case is spectacularly phony.

June 29, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

David Stratton
The Australian
Custody battles don't really make for great comedy, but the team behind this seems not to notice nor care. It's the movie equivalent of fast food.

June 27, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
The film's first act is full of mixed messages that lead to an unsteady, fluctuating tone.

June 6, 2017 | Full Review…

Boyd van Hoeij
Hollywood Reporter
Even with Omar Sy doing the smiley, haphazard dad-on-L-plates thing to winning effect, a running time of almost two hours tests any lasting enjoyment to the extreme.

June 28, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)
A comedy that glides to the melodrama in a somewhat truculent way, like the father-daughter relationship that the film shows. [Full review in Spanish]

August 7, 2017 | Rating: 6.5/10 | Full Review…

Hugo Hernández Valdivia
Cinexcepción
A film that manages to entertain in spite of its failures, which is its main goal, but it feels like a lost opportunity to be able to improve a little original story and to create, a truly worthwhile film. [Full review in Spanish]

August 5, 2017 | Rating: 5.5/10 | Full Review…

Israel Acosta Aroche
Konexión
The film becomes predictable and although it keeps this question that a single father can perfectly raise his daughter, the French remake fails at having a man and not a woman, as if already wasn't too avant-garde. [Full review in Spanish]

July 26, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Javier Perez
Cine Premiere
A correct, well-acted, and very emotional film, which, despite having sad moments, leaves you with a palpable sense of hope and joy. [Full review in Spanish]

July 18, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Sebastian Zavala Kahn
Me gusta el cine
A film worth seeing because of the work of its protagonist as well as for comparing both versions. [Full review in Spanish]

June 13, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Fernando Santoyo Tello
Cinema Movil
Neither uses the most popular and primitive Gaul humor as its model, nor does its melodramatic part have that exacerbation present in 'Instructions Not Included'. [Full review in Spanish]

June 8, 2017 | Rating: 2/5

Fausto Fernandez
Fotogramas
What begins as a comedy with gags and clichés of the genre becomes a deep reflection on paternity. [Full review in Spanish]

June 8, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Janire Zurbano
Cinemanía (Spain)
It's so programmed for massive success that the voices that point out its systematic appeal to the topic will barely damage it. [Full review in Spanish]

June 8, 2017 | Full Review…

Jordi Costa
El Pais (Spain)