Soixante minutes

Médecin, enseignant, éboueur, boulanger ou combattant de MMA, chaque papa aimant, quel que soit son métier, courrait à travers Berlin, Prague ou Paris pour arriver à temps, dans de telles circonstances tendues, pour la fête d'anniversaire de sa fille. Mais seul le dernier mentionné a des chances réelles de succès quand des durs à cuire sont à ses trousses et cherchent à lui faire du mal. C’est pas un chef-d'œuvre du septième art, mais un bon petit divertissement allemand. (20/02/2024)

Netflix’s latest german action martial arts brawler is more or less a manly variation of Run Lola Run. The MMA protagonist doesn't want to lose his daughter, so he blows off an important fight and rushes across Berlin to find her. He has 60 minutes to do so, but dangerous people have bet on his match and they are now after him. It is very suspenseful and intense and it moves forward fast. The main character is likeable, the fights are captured in one shot and although they are a bit staged and artificial, it didn't bother me much because the camera work is clear, dynamic, and brutal (although it lacks limb-breaking and blood). There is plenty of action, visually it's fine, the story is silly but fortunately that’s not a problem this time. It's an easygoing action flick without ambitions, but I liked it. 6/10. (23/01/2024)