I have to say that I was really looking forward to this one. The disappointment was big. It's weak and sloppy, trying real hard to be something it will never be.
La French is a film that basically wants to be hardcore and truthful but fails miserably. The director is obviously more comfortable with clichés than with the real deal. Each scene is a rip- off from other scenes taken from previous crime classics. But poorly done.
The film has quite a budget, but it doesn't have any soul at all. Its makers obviously confuse money with quality. If you are a fan of Jean Dujardin, you will be very much disappointed. He deserved a better role.
All dressed up but nowhere to go, La French is far from being the crime classic it tries to be. This is not the French Connection or The Godfather. Just a generic product disguised as a quality film.
La French is a film that basically wants to be hardcore and truthful but fails miserably. The director is obviously more comfortable with clichés than with the real deal. Each scene is a rip- off from other scenes taken from previous crime classics. But poorly done.
The film has quite a budget, but it doesn't have any soul at all. Its makers obviously confuse money with quality. If you are a fan of Jean Dujardin, you will be very much disappointed. He deserved a better role.
All dressed up but nowhere to go, La French is far from being the crime classic it tries to be. This is not the French Connection or The Godfather. Just a generic product disguised as a quality film.