A middle-aged man struggles with unemployment and then uneasily works as an asset protection employee in a retail store. The main character, played by Vincent Lindon, is excellent with his long, worn face relaying sadness and discontent. The movie had potential as a deep look into the inner struggles of the unemployed and the actor was perfect for the role, if only the movie hadn’t spent its first half with interminably long single-camera takes that had me crawling up the walls with impatience. I mean, I get it, the long takes are supposed to give the movie a documentary feel, but it just feels like an overlong documentary that needs some serious editing. That is, until the second half when the protagonist gets a job nabbing shoplifters with the store’s surveillance system. The tide of misery that passes through the security office is very real, and the behind-the-scenes big retail store environment is extremely authentic. This second half of the movie, which could have been called “Retail Store Hell,” is worth watching. The first half could have been worth it as well if the filmmakers had cut out 75% of every scene. As it is, you may be better off just skipping or fast-forwarding to the 51-minute point when the protagonist is going for his first day on the new job. You can say this movie is actually two films—the first one with a few good bits smothered by an extremely tedious approach, and the second one with a vivid portrayal of the tortured humanity that lies in the Employee’s Only area of the big stores we frequent.