. This is a violent biopic of the eponymous gangster, played by the sneeringly brilliant Vincent Cassel. Not one for the squeamish. But as a portrait of one of France's most notorious criminals, and as cinema, it is almost perfect.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Mesrine - Killer Instinct: 9/10
My heart was still thumping in my rib-cage as the credits rolled on Mesrine - Killer Instinct. This is a violent biopic of the eponymous gangster, played by the sneeringly brilliant Vincent Cassel. Not one for the squeamish. But as a portrait of one of France's most notorious criminals, and as cinema, it is almost perfect.
. This is a violent biopic of the eponymous gangster, played by the sneeringly brilliant Vincent Cassel. Not one for the squeamish. But as a portrait of one of France's most notorious criminals, and as cinema, it is almost perfect.
Inglorious Basterds: 7/10
Jewish revenge-fantasy with snappy dialogue, creepy wit, some gore and a stand-out performance from Chrisoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
is a return to form for Quentin Tarantino. Just don't take it too seriously.
is a return to form for Quentin Tarantino. Just don't take it too seriously.
Sin Nombre: 8/10
One man on the run from his gang; a family fleeing Central America for the promised land of the U.S.A. Relationships are born, developed and then broken in Sin Nombre, sometimes violently. This not being a Hollywood road movie, you get a sense from the start that it's not all going to end happily - redemption doesn't always come in this lifetime.
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