Country : FranceLanguage : French
Actors : Jean Reno, Kad Merad, Richard Berry, Marina Fois, Jean-Perry Darroussin
Director : Richard Berry
A Luc Besson production, crime thriller. This movie is supposed to be the romanticized version of the life story of Jacky Imbert (Varadaraja Mudaliyar of Marseille !!).
The protagonist Charlie Mattei, a retired gangster (!!) is ambushed in a parking lot and left to die with 22 bullets lodged into his body. Of course he doesn’t die, how can he when are just 6 minutes into the movie ?
And now you know the story.
Yes, the man has to survive the 22 bullets and then go find the men who fired each of those 22 bullets and take revenge by killing them. In between there will be police and families of various gangsters and the protagonist himself to be kidnapped or killed to prolong the movie for 1:46 mins more.
Jean Reno is Charlie Mattei, has done a decent job with a poker face. The only thing you cannot watch him do is cry. Poor guy, the director has made him do that too. Kad Merad does well as the main antagonist, Tony Zakia. In my opinion he steals the thunder in this movie.
There is nothing more to talk about this movie, goes the way the usual gangster thriller goes... Blood, gore, bullets, car chases and then the movie ends with a moral of the story or some philosophy.
Watching tips : Split the movie into four or five parts. Take it one at a time and try and finish the movie in 2-3 weeks. I’m sure you’ll enjoy the experience but I’m not sure about the movie !!
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