Reviewed by Jay Antani
(June 2011)
Directed by: Fred Cavayé
Written by: Fred Cavayé and Guillaume Lemans
Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin, Elena Anaya, Mireille Perrier, Claire Perot, Moussa Maaskri and Pierre Benoist
Save for its title, Fred Cavayé’s “Point Blank” is unrelated to the 1967 lone-gun thriller. The new movie certainly deserves its in-your-face title for the sheer velocity of its pacing, but viewers familiar with the Lee Marvin classic will pine for its style and intelligence while shaking their heads at the ludicrousness of Cavayé’s namesake movie.
This new “Point Blank” gets off the blocks fast with an opening montage of a foot chase through Parisian streets as gangsters stay on the heels of a mysterious fleer. The nifty sequence ends with a gunshot and motorcycle accident that leaves the fleer wounded and whisked off to the hospital. The nervy yet smooth filmmaking on display in...
(June 2011)
Directed by: Fred Cavayé
Written by: Fred Cavayé and Guillaume Lemans
Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin, Elena Anaya, Mireille Perrier, Claire Perot, Moussa Maaskri and Pierre Benoist
Save for its title, Fred Cavayé’s “Point Blank” is unrelated to the 1967 lone-gun thriller. The new movie certainly deserves its in-your-face title for the sheer velocity of its pacing, but viewers familiar with the Lee Marvin classic will pine for its style and intelligence while shaking their heads at the ludicrousness of Cavayé’s namesake movie.
This new “Point Blank” gets off the blocks fast with an opening montage of a foot chase through Parisian streets as gangsters stay on the heels of a mysterious fleer. The nifty sequence ends with a gunshot and motorcycle accident that leaves the fleer wounded and whisked off to the hospital. The nervy yet smooth filmmaking on display in...
- 7/3/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Jay Antani
(June 2011)
Directed by: Fred Cavayé
Written by: Fred Cavayé and Guillaume Lemans
Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin, Elena Anaya, Mireille Perrier, Claire Perot, Moussa Maaskri and Pierre Benoist
Save for its title, Fred Cavayé’s “Point Blank” is unrelated to the 1967 lone-gun thriller. The new movie certainly deserves its in-your-face title for the sheer velocity of its pacing, but viewers familiar with the Lee Marvin classic will pine for its style and intelligence while shaking their heads at the ludicrousness of Cavayé’s namesake movie.
This new “Point Blank” gets off the blocks fast with an opening montage of a foot chase through Parisian streets as gangsters stay on the heels of a mysterious fleer. The nifty sequence ends with a gunshot and motorcycle accident that leaves the fleer wounded and whisked off to the hospital. The nervy yet smooth filmmaking on display in...
(June 2011)
Directed by: Fred Cavayé
Written by: Fred Cavayé and Guillaume Lemans
Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin, Elena Anaya, Mireille Perrier, Claire Perot, Moussa Maaskri and Pierre Benoist
Save for its title, Fred Cavayé’s “Point Blank” is unrelated to the 1967 lone-gun thriller. The new movie certainly deserves its in-your-face title for the sheer velocity of its pacing, but viewers familiar with the Lee Marvin classic will pine for its style and intelligence while shaking their heads at the ludicrousness of Cavayé’s namesake movie.
This new “Point Blank” gets off the blocks fast with an opening montage of a foot chase through Parisian streets as gangsters stay on the heels of a mysterious fleer. The nifty sequence ends with a gunshot and motorcycle accident that leaves the fleer wounded and whisked off to the hospital. The nervy yet smooth filmmaking on display in...
- 7/3/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
This is the Pure Movies review of Point Blank (À bout portant), directed by Fred Cavayé and starring Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin, Elena Anaya, Mireille Perrier, Claire Perot, Moussa Maaskri, Pierre Benoist and Valérie Dashwood. Methodical in technique, Fred Cavayé's astoundingly astute eye for action-thriller writing/directing makes Point Blank one of the most lean, well-paced and credible international films of the genre in recent years. French film-makers have a born flair for this category, mixing heightened emotion with electrifying suspense, and Point Blank is no exception. But it’s far from formulaic, and is packed with twists and variations on the expected and realistic character responses to keep you totally engaged – forgiving the odd incredulous episode. Imagine Neeson’s Taken, without the added attraction of a big-named star.
- 6/10/2011
- by Lisa Keddie
- Pure Movies
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