Black Box (2021)
9/10
Selfless employee is on the trail of disaster
19 November 2022
"Black Box" is an excellent action-packed film that makes you immerse yourself in the world of conspiracies, high technology and one important investigation conducted by the main character Mathieu Vasseur. The picture opens up a whole new world of investigations that are being conducted in the world of aviation disasters. It is very interesting to see this world. The collection of materials, analysis, conclusions, the interaction of people and departments - all this is fascinating. However, gradually the viewer, like the main character, is absorbed by one central thing for this picture. It absorbs so much that neither Wasser nor the viewer cares about what is happening around.

Jan Gozlan acted as the director of this film and one of the screenwriters. I didn't get to see any other works of the man, but this film was definitely a success for him. The story revolves around the crash of the newest airliner, which crashed on its first flight. An investigation is underway. And the main protagonist Mathieu is connected to it. From here begins an incredible and mind-blowing race between Wasser and the ghost of this catastrophe. The events are literally saturated with what happened. Mathieu is an analyst who can perfectly hear recordings from disaster sites. His unique hearing allows a man to understand those aspects that are not available to other employees. But what impressed me more was Mathieu's all-absorption and obsession with which he takes on this case.

The work of actor Pierre Ninet is impressive. A steely look, a strong-willed face, the necessary facial expressions - all this makes it possible for him to convey the feelings of his hero, the discoveries he makes, the desire to get to the truth. This is a strong-willed character, ready to sacrifice almost everything in his sometimes selfish race for the truth, just to achieve victory. Evidently, Mathieu is an egoist in his own way. He often steps over other people, even if they are the closest or most respected colleagues. The guy's zeal sometimes even causes rejection because of the methods that this person uses. At the same time, Wasser manages to delight. This is the very example of a person who goes to all lengths because of his love to achieve his goal. Yes. Such people are found in real life. These are isolated individuals, often silent, living on their own minds, having extraordinary mental abilities. All this allows them to be famous discoverers, to put literally everything they have on the altar of their discoveries.

The picture in a couple of hours manages to immerse the viewer so much into the outline of the narrative that after the final credits you have to stay in a daze for some time with a long "Yeah". I was so impressed by this film. After all, dynamics and statics are perfectly combined here, an interesting investigation with several versions at once, where each subsequent one seems true, but the film is still ready to surprise.

Pierre Ninet's cool game is accompanied by a heavy atmosphere. At the same time, the variety of locations does not abound in colors, plunging closer to the finale as if into darkness and making it clear to the viewer how the worldview of the character who was absorbed by the current investigation is narrowing. The creators are pumping. The detective component maneuvers at the junction of Sherlockholme's deduction approaches with actions related to the use of modern smart devices. The resulting product undoubtedly pleases the audience and gives a really cool story.

9 out of 10.
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