Twenty-two-year-old Nicole is having trouble sleeping, even before her big brother moves his
groupe de rock-‘n’-roll into the living room. It’s a sweltering summer and she is still contentedly living at home, while her peers pass her by on the path to adulthood. Even Nicole’s 10-year-old babysitting charge Martin seems her philosophical senior, with his delightfully bizarre baritone disquisitions on the nature of life and declarations of his undying love
-“Do what you want, I will wait for you!” Nicole isn’t sure what
she wants out of life, but, when push comes to shove, is spurred into action and makes her own defiant statement. Julianne Côté is exquisite as the amiable, albeit aimless, Nicole, capturing that moment when a young person realizes coming of age can be a bit of a comedown. Writer-director Stéphane Lafleur’s psychologically spot-on script, excellent use of music, and velvety black and white textures contribute to a cheerfully dreamlike feel in this understated film that, as its title implies, is destined to be a sleeper hit.
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