Very dark tale of revenge. and as said earlier, very little 'exposition' for the plot or the character himself is given, so not the most accessible to non-natives, as what little dialogue there is is essential to the story. All this lack of exposure to the real motives of the main character and the mystery surrounding him, and the subjective guess work required from the audience is also key to the movie. From my point of view, like say, No Country For Good Men, that is what make these movies that much more interesting.
So, a re-visiting of Film Noir, extremely brutal emotionally, almost depressingly sordid. If you are looking for a feel-good ending, look away now. Noneless, I love this film for all those reasons. It's very well cast, acted and paced, Dupontel is excellent in this understated, almost shy character, but ruthlessly driven to revenge.
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He and his son get shot on a deserted road, witnessing a robbery on a armored car, however, he alone survives, but is left crippled with intense epileptic fits (and the story hints that he hasn't got much time left). After the loss of their son in such a brutal way, his wife despairs into an almost catatonic state, while he leaves his past life behind to hunt down the murderers. Believing the robberies were inside jobs, he then enrolled in one of the targeted security firm on the verge of collapse, hoping to get close to the gang.
So, a re-visiting of Film Noir, extremely brutal emotionally, almost depressingly sordid. If you are looking for a feel-good ending, look away now. Noneless, I love this film for all those reasons. It's very well cast, acted and paced, Dupontel is excellent in this understated, almost shy character, but ruthlessly driven to revenge.
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He and his son get shot on a deserted road, witnessing a robbery on a armored car, however, he alone survives, but is left crippled with intense epileptic fits (and the story hints that he hasn't got much time left). After the loss of their son in such a brutal way, his wife despairs into an almost catatonic state, while he leaves his past life behind to hunt down the murderers. Believing the robberies were inside jobs, he then enrolled in one of the targeted security firm on the verge of collapse, hoping to get close to the gang.