Whilst talking to a pal on Twitter about politics,we got onto discussing Cluaude Miller's interesting final film Thérèse (as you do!) During the chat, they mentioned to me that Thérèse co-star Gilles Lellouche was appearing in a very good Thriller about to air,which led to me asking for mea culpa.
The plot:
Since being involved in a fatal car crash, police officer Simon has been unable to keep his job and family life on track,with a warning of being sacked for any mistake. At a football match,Simon's son goes to the bathroom,and sees a bunch of gangsters murder a man. As the mob try to locate the lone witness of their killing,Simon puts a hand out for help,from his former fellow police officer Franck Vasseur.
View on the film:
Trying to protect Simon's professional life and the life of his family, Gilles Lellouche gives a wonderful performance as Franck Vasseur, with Lellouche giving Vasseur a soulfulness which bonds the friendship,even in explosive action scenes. Haunted by the car crash, Vincent Lindon gives a performance that rumbles with gravitas as Simon, with Lindon making the actions Simon takes be fuelled by the memories.
Bringing Simon's memories into view with blue-tint flashbacks, co- writer/(with Guillaume Lemans and Olivier Marchal) director Fred Cavayé & cinematographer Danny Elsen pour gravel onto the screen,with the silvery walls of trains and burning red blood shots being the only bursts of colour in Simon's life. Closely working with editor Benjamin Weill, Cavayé gives the Thriller a frantic atmosphere,as Simon and Vasseur's fight with gangsters hits trim tracking shots and some wonderfully over the top,glass shattering fight scenes on a train.
Dipping into Simon's past, the writers give it enough space so that the memories are always tugging while Simon attempts to protect his son.Whilst not giving that much background to the "baddies", the writers glide by this flaw with an excellent use of Action Thriller locations to stick both sides in, from a fast-pace shoot-out in a seedy nightclub to an extended, tough as nails fight on the inside and the outside of a train,as Simon gets a train ticket for mea culpa.
The plot:
Since being involved in a fatal car crash, police officer Simon has been unable to keep his job and family life on track,with a warning of being sacked for any mistake. At a football match,Simon's son goes to the bathroom,and sees a bunch of gangsters murder a man. As the mob try to locate the lone witness of their killing,Simon puts a hand out for help,from his former fellow police officer Franck Vasseur.
View on the film:
Trying to protect Simon's professional life and the life of his family, Gilles Lellouche gives a wonderful performance as Franck Vasseur, with Lellouche giving Vasseur a soulfulness which bonds the friendship,even in explosive action scenes. Haunted by the car crash, Vincent Lindon gives a performance that rumbles with gravitas as Simon, with Lindon making the actions Simon takes be fuelled by the memories.
Bringing Simon's memories into view with blue-tint flashbacks, co- writer/(with Guillaume Lemans and Olivier Marchal) director Fred Cavayé & cinematographer Danny Elsen pour gravel onto the screen,with the silvery walls of trains and burning red blood shots being the only bursts of colour in Simon's life. Closely working with editor Benjamin Weill, Cavayé gives the Thriller a frantic atmosphere,as Simon and Vasseur's fight with gangsters hits trim tracking shots and some wonderfully over the top,glass shattering fight scenes on a train.
Dipping into Simon's past, the writers give it enough space so that the memories are always tugging while Simon attempts to protect his son.Whilst not giving that much background to the "baddies", the writers glide by this flaw with an excellent use of Action Thriller locations to stick both sides in, from a fast-pace shoot-out in a seedy nightclub to an extended, tough as nails fight on the inside and the outside of a train,as Simon gets a train ticket for mea culpa.