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The scouts

The save/load premise is clever enough, sure, but Matteau plays it mostly straight—a solid sci-fi comedy that lands its jokes without breaking the format or making you genuinely uncomfortable with the concept. It's the kind of premise I'd expect to see *subverted*, not just executed competently.

A playful riff on the Groundhog Day template with clean comedic timing and a formal understanding of how video game logic translates to narrative structure; it knows its lineage and executes with tidy precision, though it doesn't quite push beyond homage.

The genius move is using the reload mechanic not just for gags but to compress Olivier's emotional growth into a single day—each reset becoming a miniature character arc rather than repetition, which reframes the whole premise from gimmick into something genuinely poignant on a micro-budget.