A French police drama where all the cops seems to be corrupt, weaving a complicated web of double crosses, macho posturing and the odd action scene. The plot holds your interest, moving along at a good pace and although the ending's a bit odd, it fits in with the overall theme. Good acting and setting, but apart from the opening, is lacking in truly memorable characters or scenes.
91 Reviews
Enjoyable Carnage...
lewilewis199730 October 2020
A very French cops and gangsters film set in Marseille. Nearly everyone's having an affair, smokes, drinks too much, turns a blind eye, breaks the rules, is corrupt or a corruptor.
Well framed with some excellent shoot outs, some clever twists to keep you guessing, and a finale that I certainly didn't see coming. I almost hit the stop button as a twee French acoustic love song came on, a que for the end credits. It wasn't, don't stop, keep watching.
Recommended but not an award winner, a solid 7.
French films give me the crepes 😜
Top_Dawg_Critic31 October 2020
Ya see what I did there? 😜 The cinematography and special effects for the gore scenes were excellent. The directing was decent as was the cast performances, but I felt some actors were missing that oomf factor, and felt like they were there only for the paycheck. The action wasn't really anything to get excited about and felt bland. It certainly needed much more of it. The pacing was quite slow so the 116 min runtime felt like almost 3 hours. There were many plot and technical issues, and the story somewhat convoluted and seemed to be put together in a rush. Nevertheless, it was an entertaining film, but I feel it missed the mark to be a great one. So it's a 7 /10 from me
Gritty Police Story
waynevdmerwe8 November 2020
Solid movie this, made with passion. One fails to empathize with the characters though as this area of the movie is somewhat under developed. With a little more finesse, this movie could have been another Pulp Fiction or Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Overall though, a great enjoyable movie in the French tradition.
Confused, but usable... I liked it...
RosanaBotafogo7 May 2021
I made some good attempts to finish this movie, when we insisted so much it probably indicates that it's not that good, although the action scenes (which I don't usually enjoy so much) are the best, like the initial shootout at the party, on the beach and the delivery of drugs and the final outcome, the deaths are the best, the film was reasonable, but as I have a crush on French cinema I forced myself to like this one... Confused, but usable... I liked it...
I liked it
osazag31 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I agree with another review that Jean Reno didn't really perform well in his role. He was the reason that I watched it but he was very shallow in this movie.
Nonetheless, a solid crime thriller with a pretty complex plot for a typical gangsta cop shoot out. The ending was a bit predictable though everyone says they didn't see it coming... c'mon now, I was like happy ending? Really? There we go... that makes more sense.
Grande Finale
stylianosoteriou13 November 2020
Confused
stefischneider10 November 2020
The good: beautiful cinematography, dark, gritty atmosphere contrasted with the sunny seaside environment. Gory, hardcore action scenes.
The bad: almost all characters are übermacho middle-aged men in dark clothing and no personality whatsoever. For me it made it impossible to follow the plot. At no point of the movie had I any idea who is who, who is shooting at whom and why, and generally what is happening. On the plus side at least I can't give you a spoiler.
The balance: if you are exceptionally good at keeping 30 French men's names in mind and linking them to nearly identical characters then maybe you will have a better time than I did. Otherwise don't bother.
The bad: almost all characters are übermacho middle-aged men in dark clothing and no personality whatsoever. For me it made it impossible to follow the plot. At no point of the movie had I any idea who is who, who is shooting at whom and why, and generally what is happening. On the plus side at least I can't give you a spoiler.
The balance: if you are exceptionally good at keeping 30 French men's names in mind and linking them to nearly identical characters then maybe you will have a better time than I did. Otherwise don't bother.
Why does this movie have so many bad reviews?
vanalog5 December 2020
I think this is a cop/mafia movie as real as it gets. Its dark, gritty and palpable. The ending is what makes it all the more absolute. It's funny that crappy comic cop shows like Bad boys gets a better rating than a substantial one. Just goes to show what people want to see and what they want to believe. I think this movie is a solid seven.
Lousy
adaejoerg13 November 2020
Cops look like thugs-thugs look like cops- Everybody lives in huge, expansive villas-the cops have beautiful catamaran-boats.
You don't really understand who is who-and everybody is corrupt, confesses or invents intrigues, steals money, shoots, kills or gets killed.
You shouldn't make a movie about a wilde horde of cowboys playing cops in Marseilles.
raw but special...
ops-5253530 October 2020
And you have to go to french cinema to find such caracteristiques from the grumpy old man.
its a dead on target film about strains of south french mafia, very corrupt police at all levels, and a twist at the end that i didnt forsee to come. there are extreme shootouts, tons of blood in an extremely complicated plot that only socalled genials can commit and produce, and the action does never stop and you havent got a clue who to trust.
its a harsh and extremely realisticly made film that wont fit everyone, and just say that if youre a corrupt civil servant or if suicide lingers in your depressed mind, then take a break and skip this.
for the rest, eat this frog of supercriminal filmaction, its not a ten ,though a very strong 8
its a dead on target film about strains of south french mafia, very corrupt police at all levels, and a twist at the end that i didnt forsee to come. there are extreme shootouts, tons of blood in an extremely complicated plot that only socalled genials can commit and produce, and the action does never stop and you havent got a clue who to trust.
its a harsh and extremely realisticly made film that wont fit everyone, and just say that if youre a corrupt civil servant or if suicide lingers in your depressed mind, then take a break and skip this.
for the rest, eat this frog of supercriminal filmaction, its not a ten ,though a very strong 8
French noir cops movie
phuketboy2 November 2020
LONG POLICE SUNGLASSES COMMERCIAL
MadamWarden10 November 2020
A fun crazed French action cop gang movie where everyone is dirty and looks like they're in a really cool French sunglasses ad featuring tough cops and gangsters. The script and plot are about as to be expected from a sunglasses ad. 😅
Nice action, poor plot
Ravesalot7 November 2020
The first hour is pretty decent. But after that it starts getting worse. Some ridiculous moments lead tot an impossible ending.
I guess the judicial system is quiet in France. Cops handle everything themselves, doe better or worse.
I guess the judicial system is quiet in France. Cops handle everything themselves, doe better or worse.
It is a 5/10 plus one for the ending
Timothy_Reed30 January 2021
Nice ending
rayytseng30 January 2021
Who's who
barabasoffice20 July 2021
The small action parts are outweighed by the poor plot
Xavier_Stone10 November 2020
Seems like a simple story to tell, just corrupt cops and criminals getting along in France. Not much else, just lots of over the top plot scenes to try and drive the story along which don't make a whole lot of sense. Action is ok, but not enough to recommend this movie.
Pretty good.
ivansaldania2 November 2020
The ideal to watch this film is not to have any expectations. If you don't have it, you will be surprised and have a good time. The story is hard but it's pretty good and sometimes you don't know where it's going to go. The action scenes are shocking, they look pretty good and real (i mean, they don't look like Stormtroopers) and it has an ending that I saw it coming, but it looks very good. It's a good film but it's not a big deal.
Meh
krzysiektom1 November 2020
Disappointing. Poor writing damages this film, story full of ridiculous, improbable or convenient situations. The nembers of the police unit are like walking cliches, dialogue is at the level of cheap police TV series.
We screwed up, I'll fix it.
wjosephjorob2 November 2020
An elite police squad, try to play on both sides of the fence between law enforcement and corruption, then they make a mistake that causes a shake up on both worlds they navigate, the film focus on their leader of the squad, trying to make the situation go away the best he can, decent character development within the time frame of the movie , the action sequences were well put together , the tension build up was also well done, I enjoyed the film especially because of the Director, I've been a fan of his previous police thrillers and with his experience as being a former cop, he understands his material very well, overall good crime thriller, pay close attention to the conclusion, it was unexpected.
French Cops and Robbers
drjgardner31 October 2020
IMHO the only really good gangster films are American. Occasionally the South Koreans put out a good film, ands the British are best at funny cop films, but usually can't b e taken seriously, with some exceptions. The French are really poor at this type of film, but given what they usually produce, this is a pretty good one. Don't be fooled by the fact that Jean Reno is in it. This is probably the worst acting job he's ever done.
Don't think while watching.
apers_levi6 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Despite a mistake every 5 minutes in law enforcement procedures its an entertaining movie. Just don't expect it to be realistic, apart from the non existent communication between police departments. I agree the end is very unimaginative and not at all plausible. They missed an opportunity here and it's a common thing in European movies, they don't have advisors on law enforcement procedures. A simple police officer can give you mistakes in procedures after 5 minutes in the movie that would change the entire plot... examples: the weapons and bulletproof vest would definitely be found in the bar, when 9 people get shot they would investigate every little piece so impossible to not find those. The police officer shooting the arrested criminal is not tested on gun powder residue and he would definitely be arrested after ballistic testing and bullet direction impact... it shows the angle and distance so it would be clear the criminal was sitting down and not fighting. Watch it when you need a no brained movie to pass time.
Well made movie
t_abdulaziz10 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
What I loved the most in this movie is the level of directing and special effects in the shooting scenes, from the club shooting, to the suicide scene and the headshot of the crazy girl. All of them were too real and absolute natural.
P.s. I'm not psychopath serial killer.
Not bad at all ! worth a watch
jayeshdave783 November 2020
Minus the last two minutes of this film which are plain stupid given they show FBI agents on a killing spree which is like "impossible and motiveless", definitely worth a watch. They should've ended more meaningfully
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