Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Valentin D is a hot designer architect who claims to be an orphan because he is too ashamed to admit he is the son of working-class scrap metal merchants from the north of France.
Family Is Family is a fairly formulaic French comedy built on the well-worn premise of a social climber ashamed of his origins. The class-gap humor follows predictable beats with few surprises, and the cinematography is functional at best. The acting lifts the material somewhat, with the ensemble delivering energetic performances that keep the film watchable. The ending resolves in the expected heartwarming fashion without subverting or elevating genre expectations. Overall a competent but unremarkable entry in the French populist comedy tradition.