«Demain tout commence» with Omar Sy

Beachcomber Samuel (Omar Sy) lives the good life, between drinking parties and boating. One day, a «one-night stand» brings him a baby, curiously just over ten months old. Samuel learns that he is the father. To add insult to injury, he sees the woman disappear into a cab, leaving Samuel with his belongings and... his child. He then flies to London with the baby, eventually bringing him up in the city alongside a producer friend who is remarkably well acted. The film will tell you what happens next.

Of course, the story is honeyed. Of course, the viewer is not invited to think deeply. Of course, the staging is «commercial», as they say. But I find it increasingly difficult to agree with the media, which define as bad any work deemed popular or effective. What's inherently bad about making a film that will appeal to a wide audience? Isn't that rather the mark of a certain talent?

Many commercial works are bad, of course. But they don't have to be. The effectiveness of a film or book may well coexist with its interesting character. Such is the case, in my humble opinion, with Hugo Gélin's feature film, Tomorrow it all begins, where all Omar Sy fans were able to rush to. The actor (Télérama in the lead) for not having chosen a less conventional role, at a time when he is one of France's favorite personalities.

Once again, I think this review misses the point. With this film, Omar Sy continues in the same vein. This is proof of intelligence: an author who has found his style, for example, will of course seek to improve it, but will not deny it. In Tomorrow it all begins, Omar Sy continues to deliver what audiences love about him, and what he himself undoubtedly loves about himself: charisma, natural humor and sometimes hidden emotion.

Emotion should be the most important criterion for judging a comedy-drama. Strangely enough, none of the film's bad reviews mention it; no doubt because the journalists were moved and know better than to venture into that territory. Indeed, in terms of laughter and tears, the film is a complete success, especially when it comes to tears. And the screenplay, even when imbued with a rather silly moral, is full of twists and turns.

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