Parole de flic

A French light B-movie about revenge from 1985. One hero versus dozens of enemies, a straightforward story with no twists and piles of bullet casings. All that with a bullet-proof hero and numerous sweaty “muscular" fights. Simply just the type of movie where at that time you might expect to find a rising star like Van Damme. And, hey presto, we find a fifty-year-old Alain Delon. Which is a surprising, but not at all bad choice. At least he was able to give that boring and two-dimensional character at least a hint of depth. It moves along nicely, it’s rough and tough, sometimes pleasantly raw and overall pretty well made. Unfortunately the hellishly irritating synthesizer spoils it terribly. Certainly one of the worse scores of the eighties. So in the end, only average. (06/02/2008)

In this late Delon film, the screenplay is the main failure, relying solely on Delon's presence as the main draw and banking on having enough action. The level of dialogue and the thoughtfulness of the crime background are severely lacking. The result is a run-of-the-mill crime drama that certainly won't stick in one's memory. Overall impression: 45%. (26/08/2008)