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Rating: 7.5 stars

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Seen on: 02/22/2011

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Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)

Directed by Jean-François Richet

Crime

Most recently watched by krazykat, sensoria

Overview

Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.

Rated R | Length 113 minutes

Actors

Vincent Cassel | Elena Anaya | Ludivine Sagnier | Guy Thauvette | Gérard Depardieu | Cécile De France | Frankie Pain | Michel Duchaussoy | Arnaud Henriet | Leïla Bekhti | Manuela Gourary | Jean-Claude Leguay | Olivier Gourmet | Dominique Loiseau | Gilles Lellouche | Affif Ben Badra | Roy Dupuis | Florence Thomassin | Abdelhafid Metalsi | Gilbert Sicotte | Myriam Boyer | Paul Stewart | Mercè Llorens | Deano Clavet | Luc-Martial Dagenais | Sabri Lahmer | Monique Gosselin | Christine Beaulieu | Guilhem Pellegrin | Jeff Boudreault | Laurent Imbault | Sylvain Savard | Mustapha Abourachid | Christian Bordeleau | Michelle Brûlé | Sofiane Benrazzak | Dorothée Brière | Danielle Lepine | Jean-Loup Yale | Gilles Geisweiller | Christine Bellier | Louison Blivet | Caroline Ferrus | Angelo Aybar | François Hauteserre | Farid Fedjer

Viewing Notes

A great French crime drama. This is part one of two. Watched this on NWI and the hi-def stream looked great. Can’t wait for part two, which comes to NWI soon.

I keep hearing comparisons to The Godfather. Not even close stylistically, or really even with the subject matter. However, it’s still a well-filmed and acted movie. I really liked the opening scene; it captures the spirit of the rest of the film very well.

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