"The Big Picture" ends perhaps a bit too ambiguously, but there's something refreshing about its faith in the moviegoer's intelligence.

Director Eric Lartigau tells the story slowly, less interested in suspense than in character.

Takes familiar material - involving a violent crime and an assumed identity - and nudges it just enough to keep us interested for most of the ride.

A stirring and thought-provoking picture driven by a brilliant performance from Romain Duris. It asks more questions than it answers and allows the audience to wrestle with the rights and wrongs. I like that.