Touches You

Admirable film.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

I was glued to my seat the entire time. Just when you think the story can't get any crazier, it does. The family is very "white trash" which may be part of the reason it didn't get media coverage. I highly recommend this documentary, very engrossing. As I watched, I kept thinking, "I can't believe that really happened".

All I can say is, "wow." Some reviewers described the tale as "fascinating." The only thing fascinating about it is how gullible the people involved are.I mean the story is totally outrageous: A blond, blue-eyed American teenager from Texas goes missing. Three years later, the child's family receives a call that he's been discovered in Spain. Except when they're "reunited" with their child, he's suddenly in his early-20s, with dark hair and dark eyes, has no recollection of his past, and speaks with a thick French accent. But this apparently doesn't raise their suspicions. Basically, I spent the entire time wondering how people could be so dense. I kept watching, thinking that there must be some explanation or crazy plot twist. But sadly there wasn't. I also cringe at the thought of this being aired to international audiences and confirming stereotypes about Americans' lack of sophistication and naivete.This might make a viable 20-minute story for Dateline or Inside Edition, but it really doesn't merit 90 minutes. The whole story is just too . . . stupid?

This documentary is so full packed with mystery, intrigue, action,...that I can hardly say that is a documentary at all but a full-blown thriller which happens to be told as a documentary and happens to have really happened.Technically I'd mark is as almost flawless. The intricacies of the combination of the sound effects with the picture are amazing. The way actors and storytellers are mixed is incredible. I can only attest to the love and patience put to this film. Truly incredible.And of course the story is worth telling. An "apparently" French guy who claims to be a missing Texan with a family looking for him for many years. You will know the truth from the get-go. You will know what's going on, but then again you will not have a clue about what's going on because what's going on is far more deep and sinister than what you could imagine. The plot is twisted to a point that you, knowing what's going on, will soon realize that whether the kid is the missing son or not its not so important compared to what is really going on.Storytelling-wise, the director does a great job in letting you in little by little, starting by making you comfortable in thinking that you know what is going on, and then gently but steadily throwing you out of balance.If I have to make a negative remark I would just remove 10% of the music, but that's just a matter of personal taste.Keyphrase: "Good luck".

if this wasn't a true story , frankly I wouldn't have believed it myself,, the story is so strange and complicated, but yet straightforward.. a young boy goes missing,, and years go by , then all of a sudden a boy presumed dead is alive and well,, well let's just wait a minute here I smell a scam,, and sure enough there 's on in the works,, a French boy on the run from the law from practically everywhere in the world.. claims he is the missing boy that the family is looking for,, but a police detective notices that the eyes don't match,, lot's of stuff in the movie just don't add up,, like the ineptitude of the national center for missing children,, like wouldn't they run dna and blood tests.. just saying,, but overall very interesting movie,, makes you wonder what really happened to the family's little boy,,, if they actually killed him or not,, this is a must see movie,, I gave it a 10