District B13

[tiggymalvern]

Went to see this film this afternoon (also known as Banlieue 13 or B13 in France), expecting a trashy action flick, and getting exactly that. Hey, it was co-written by Luc Besson - fun!

This film's about as deep as a dime, with plot leaking like a colander. But it doesn't care, because it's a film about style and action, all over the excuses for the chase and fight sequences. And it does those well. The two lead guys are pretty damn athletic through some very impressive jumps and stunts - the latest French thing is about moving fast through urban landscape, and yep, it's all here. Cop and criminal forced to work together in a no-go ghetto to save Paris from a bomb, what more could you want? Who cares if the subplot about the criminal's sister being a raving junkie gets conveniently fogotten at the end, because that would be a bit of a downer after the whole saving Paris thing?

And somebody somewhere has to be slashing these two guys, because all the elements are right there. It's really not a stretch XD You want a ninety minute violent laugh and some cool stunts, this is the place to go :-)

Comments

[king-chiron.livejournal.com]

We saw it at one of Mimi's movie nights and it's a lot of fun. If I remember correctly there's some really amusing French-gansta dialogue as well.

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

I thought it was great fun - probably better on the big screen as an action film. And you're right about the dialogue XD It's funny the way the French try so hard to resist their language being bastardised, yet here it is, as mangled as it ever gets!

[nekojita.livejournal.com]

I've heard of that movie and the fighting style, it seems pretty interesting and a decent way to spend an evening, if it ever gets shown out this way (or appears on cable/dvd).

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

Definitely worth a brainless moment if you get the chance :-)