An average movie

Back in the 90’s, after ‘La Haine’, Matthieu Kassovitz became overnight the most exciting French director. His next movie ‘Assassin(s)’ (a great movie in my opinion) was barely seen so, with his 4th directing effort, he decided to go for a more commercial flick. It was a big commercial success, at least in France, and after that, he tried his chance in Hollywood (with not much success, I’m afraid). Coming back to our main feature, Kassovitz was working again with Vincent Cassel, arguably the most successful French actor of the last two decades, and he decided to give him Jean Reno, another French icon, as his partner, creating a pretty lethal combination. I mean, Kassovitz+Cassel+Reno, marketing-wise, it was very smart and, even if the movie would have sucked, it still would have made some money. Eventually, it was very well received and a huge box-office success. Personally, I thought it was rather overrated. I mean, it was an entertaining thriller with a very nice mood . Furthermore, Vincent Cassel and Jean Reno delivered some good performances and they had some great chemistry. Still, at the end of the day, it is pretty much like most American thrillers, they built up the tension pretty nicely, but the twist at the end was pretty far-fetched and rather underwhelming. To conclude, even though I don’t think it is really great, it remains an entertaining thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10