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Post by Kämpfer on Apr 18, 2006 14:18:45 GMT -5
This sound interesting - I have it, but haven't had time to watch it yet... Romain, you up for a Euro flick? Good action, with no bullshit... For an action movie I rate this as 8. I rarely touch 9 or 10, but this came close to 9. Someone mentioned the "action purity" of the film. He was right, no useless background stories, not much of a dialog and no cry-for-me ending. A lot of action, Counter-Strike like, with good overall strategy (except for the bad guys, but when did the bad guys ever had good strategy? ). There were some bad parts in this movie: First of all the only "celebrity" actor here is the guy from Taxi, Samy Naceri, and his role is rather small, even if performed well. Then there is the stupid mass attack of the bad guys, who somehow managed to get a whole army with weapons and unlimited ammo in France, then they decided to kill most of it. Third and last is the "badness" of the bad guy, who was brought to justice (oh, the cliché) because he raped hundreds of women. Somehow, rape became more atrocious than brutal beatings, then more terrifying than murder and soon it will probably become more evil than terrorism. Come on! Conclusion: a good, fast-paced, adrenaline-rush French flick, worth watching.
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Post by Kämpfer on Apr 18, 2006 14:20:22 GMT -5
"One doesn't (when one is American, at least) expect to get glossy, high-budget action films from the French; I didn't realize they even MADE this kind of movie. Do industry folk believe that foreign action films won't travel well or be able to compete with similar Hollywood product? If so, I'm surprised THE NEST didn't change all that. (Maybe it went straight to DVD here in the US.) Whatever the reason, this superior example of tight, twisty action film-making is worth recommending to anybody interested.
Boasting a great plot, better than average writing and acting, and knockout direction, the film involves four sets of people--two of them lawbreakers, the other two law enforcers, whom chance and a little coincidence bring together with frightening, violent, bloody and surprisingly believable results. Most of the action is confined to one huge warehouse, and the director manages to eek out every bit of surprise, suspense and clever logistics from this unusual location. I have not seen as good a film of this type since the original "Die Hard."
An ensemble piece using a terrific group of actors, the movie waits until its close to list its cast. I was so involved by the logistics and fast pace that I failed to recognize several of my favorite French actors: Benoit Magimel ("The Piano Teacher," "The King Dances"), Pascal Greggory ("Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train"), and Sami Bouajila ("The Adventures of Felix"). Director Florent Emilio Siri has a new film coming out next year ("The Hostage"); on the basis of his "Nest," I can't wait.
Note: the DVD comes in its original French language with English subtitles and with an English dubbed alternative--which I have heard is badly done. This is NOT a dialog-heavy movie (most actions films aren't) so try it with the subtitles. I did--and was hooked from start to finish."
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