Directed by:
Alain CorneauCinematography:
Pierre-William GlennComposer:
Philippe SardeCast:
Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Galabru, Gérard Lanvin, Christian Marquand, Richard Anconina, Pierre Forget, Jean Rougerie (more)Plots(1)
Two men break out of prison a rival gang ambushes them. One is mortally wounded and tells the other, Mickey, to take him to the estate of a retired robber, Noel, who lives in comfort with his lovely and beloved wife, Nicole. The man dies, and Mickey, a menacing hothead, demands money of Noel. A few days later, Mickey returns to the estate, shoots up a dinner party and threatens them again. Noel sends Nicole to an hotel and goes to his old gang to help him hunt down the dangerous Mickey. Mickey has other problems, too, including heartache for a daughter he hardly knows. Young, eager cops tail Nicole, and all are on a complicated collision course. (official distributor synopsis)
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In the film, three stars of French cinema came together, and the whole film exudes the ambition to shoot an impressive crime thriller in the spirit of the best traditions of French crime films. The introduction, combined with the arrival of the unpredictable fugitive Mickey, played by Gérard Depardieu in an animalistic manner, as a member of the new generation of a gang unrelated to the rules of the old underworld (we witness the unnecessary brutal murder of two police officers), is promising and seems to be a return to the gritty school of the 70s. However, soon false tones of sentimentality, strange character psychology, and unconvincing social criticism presented by an ambitious police officer creep into the film, and the good impression is gone. I can declare that I disagree with the behavior of some of the film's characters; here, the final actions of Montand and Depardieu are more of an enigma to me on a human level... Overall impression: 55%.
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