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Paris, 2025: A tough cop haunted by a murder he could not stop. A young woman scarred by a dark secret from her past. A hunt for a killer with a taste for sadism. And a city where sleek technology meets a conspiracy of violence and corruption. You may think you've seen it before, but debut feature director Julien Leclercq now delivers a startling combination of eye popping visuals, shocking twists and explosive action scenes to create the most unique futuristic crime thrill in years.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This had received very little press in the US distribution market so I was intrigued to see how a French scifi/near future film might fare. And by the time the end credits rolled (to some nice rock/classical themes), I was impressed and surprised this had not reached a larger market.
A futuristic tale of US and Euro security groups working together to confiscate a memory manipulation device before it falls into the wrong hands. The story is told through two undetermined groups of people that have mysterious backgrounds and unknown motives, one in the Paris law enforcement and the other in an unnamed medical facility (reminiscent of a THX1138 kind of color scheme and feel). There is plenty of suspense, competent gun play, well choreographed hand-to-hand fighting, slo-mo camera work, good music, awesome 3D holographic imaging, intrigue as to what is really happening, plot twists and memory loss to go around.
I thought the cast acted quite well, and for the amount of material covered in this piece, played adequately against what could have been a much longer film (and I would not have complained as there are several aspects that could have used more screen time). You will recognize some faces from other more known films like Babylon AD, Irreversible and Carnivale, but I felt the ensemble here was well put together.
The quality of the DVD came across nicely (from a BD to a large plasma) and the sound was mixed best when the music would play in the slo-mo sequences. The DVD docu is 25 minutes long, competently put together and covers all aspects of the production with this relatively unknown director.
Overall, a great film on a solid DVD with good special effects and futuristic visions. Wish this could have gotten a larger release.
A futuristic tale of US and Euro security groups working together to confiscate a memory manipulation device before it falls into the wrong hands. The story is told through two undetermined groups of people that have mysterious backgrounds and unknown motives, one in the Paris law enforcement and the other in an unnamed medical facility (reminiscent of a THX1138 kind of color scheme and feel). There is plenty of suspense, competent gun play, well choreographed hand-to-hand fighting, slo-mo camera work, good music, awesome 3D holographic imaging, intrigue as to what is really happening, plot twists and memory loss to go around.
I thought the cast acted quite well, and for the amount of material covered in this piece, played adequately against what could have been a much longer film (and I would not have complained as there are several aspects that could have used more screen time). You will recognize some faces from other more known films like Babylon AD, Irreversible and Carnivale, but I felt the ensemble here was well put together.
The quality of the DVD came across nicely (from a BD to a large plasma) and the sound was mixed best when the music would play in the slo-mo sequences. The DVD docu is 25 minutes long, competently put together and covers all aspects of the production with this relatively unknown director.
Overall, a great film on a solid DVD with good special effects and futuristic visions. Wish this could have gotten a larger release.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A sleek and sophisticated Science Fiction film with a wonderful mix of style, brains, and action-adventure.
This is a French film with subtitles but will appeal to any American fan of intelligent Science Fiction or action movies.
In a near-future Paris, a film-noir-style detective looks for vengance on the man who killed his partner and ends up finding something much more interesting. To reveal more would be to ruin the fun, but I will say that fans of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse TV show may guess part of what is coming.
The story is as intelligent as the best Cinema Science Fiction and engages the mind as well as the nerve endings.
The special effects are classy and stylish and original.
But the coolest thing about this movie are the scenes of hand-to-hand combat. It is bone-crunchingly powerful. Most kung-fu action scenes are as much a dance as anything, with two (or more) smallish guys doing creative moves. This movie shows real, strong, adult, MEN, pounding on one another, trying to kill each other with martial arts. AWESOME!
If you enjoy being the first on your block to see great cinema, or
If you enjoy intelligent Sci-Fi, or
If you love good action films.
SEE THIS MOVIE. THE PRICE ON AMAZON IS VERY INEXPENSIVE COMPARED TO MANY FAR WORSE FILMS.
This is a French film with subtitles but will appeal to any American fan of intelligent Science Fiction or action movies.
In a near-future Paris, a film-noir-style detective looks for vengance on the man who killed his partner and ends up finding something much more interesting. To reveal more would be to ruin the fun, but I will say that fans of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse TV show may guess part of what is coming.
The story is as intelligent as the best Cinema Science Fiction and engages the mind as well as the nerve endings.
The special effects are classy and stylish and original.
But the coolest thing about this movie are the scenes of hand-to-hand combat. It is bone-crunchingly powerful. Most kung-fu action scenes are as much a dance as anything, with two (or more) smallish guys doing creative moves. This movie shows real, strong, adult, MEN, pounding on one another, trying to kill each other with martial arts. AWESOME!
If you enjoy being the first on your block to see great cinema, or
If you enjoy intelligent Sci-Fi, or
If you love good action films.
SEE THIS MOVIE. THE PRICE ON AMAZON IS VERY INEXPENSIVE COMPARED TO MANY FAR WORSE FILMS.
13 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By G. Teslovich
Format:DVD
(1.) I actually was hoping this would be a memorable sci-fi movie based on the cover and the name and trusting the competence of one or two unknown viewers. But as indicated by the following thoughts - I was duped.
(2.) The idea of erasing a person's memory and transferring someone else's memories by flashing images through the eyes has been used several times as a far back as 50's sci-fi. An idea from a sci-fi preliterate period now known to have zero scientific basis and credibility.
(3.) The extent of the sci-fi element in this movie is holding a person still in a chair while a cheap plastic halo flashes images into the subject's eyes. That's it! they never really even show you the process except on a tiny little monitor showing a couple of fuzzy images. That's all the futuristic sci-fi there is. Well, there were some cheap plastic freezer curtains - like you walk through when you're walking into a grocery store cooler. Oh, and they put some plastic fenders on a car to make it look more futuristic.
(4.) The action parts of the film are a couple of fakey martial arts that would leave Asian film producers hilariously rolling on the floor. Most culminated, for some reason, with a few shots from a plain old pistol.
(5.) Worst of all, for all you non-French speaking viewers (and I speak French), is that the English subtitles and audio English language translations do not match each other nor do they match the original French dialogue (and French is an easy language to translate into English). Even the people chosen for voiceovers were disturbingly out of character.
(2.) The idea of erasing a person's memory and transferring someone else's memories by flashing images through the eyes has been used several times as a far back as 50's sci-fi. An idea from a sci-fi preliterate period now known to have zero scientific basis and credibility.
(3.) The extent of the sci-fi element in this movie is holding a person still in a chair while a cheap plastic halo flashes images into the subject's eyes. That's it! they never really even show you the process except on a tiny little monitor showing a couple of fuzzy images. That's all the futuristic sci-fi there is. Well, there were some cheap plastic freezer curtains - like you walk through when you're walking into a grocery store cooler. Oh, and they put some plastic fenders on a car to make it look more futuristic.
(4.) The action parts of the film are a couple of fakey martial arts that would leave Asian film producers hilariously rolling on the floor. Most culminated, for some reason, with a few shots from a plain old pistol.
(5.) Worst of all, for all you non-French speaking viewers (and I speak French), is that the English subtitles and audio English language translations do not match each other nor do they match the original French dialogue (and French is an easy language to translate into English). Even the people chosen for voiceovers were disturbingly out of character.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Taut, interesting sci-fi thriller
I enjoyed this movie. Yes, the premise is not new, but I thoroughly enjoyed the ride.
The film has a great look and terrific performances by the cast. Read more
The film has a great look and terrific performances by the cast. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Tamin
3.0 out of 5 stars
Send it to Hollywood
This is a good movie. More three and a half stars as opposed to the three I gave it but the French don't have a big history in science fiction film making. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Eric Sanberg
4.0 out of 5 stars
ORIGINAL
It seems in the not to distant future there won't be much lighting so everything will appear to be made of stainless steel. Read more
Published on June 28, 2010 by Michael
4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome fight scenes AND Melanie Thierry
The fight choreography is that of the Bourne Films so hearing that I decided to take a chance. The story takes place in the future and a Cop pursues those responsible for killing... Read more
Published on June 19, 2010 by Touch of Class
3.0 out of 5 stars
Better than it probably has a right to be.
The negative reviews are not wrong. This is flawed production, not least because the central idea of the story has been more or less been done to death, and done to death... Read more
Published on December 8, 2009 by Greg
1.0 out of 5 stars
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This movie stinks! I was going into this expecting to see something very original and rewarding, but what I got was a dud...a BIG FAT DUD! Read more
Published on July 9, 2009 by Jelly Jar
3.0 out of 5 stars
Original yet didnt quite deliver
There were alot of unique thoughts portrayed in this movie I would give alot of credit to the film crew and whoever directed the ideas for the filming i guess my turn off with this... Read more
Published on May 28, 2009 by Christopher J. Danvers
4.0 out of 5 stars
We have the technology. We can rebuild them.
A set of seemingly unconnected events in Paris in the near future gradually coalesce in this taut, French thriller. Read more
Published on March 8, 2009 by Junglies
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