Olivier Marchal tried this time to tell a crime story without robbers, serial killers or drug traffic. The tale of a petty executive whose family company suddenly collapses, a man who pulls a gigantic swindle to survive and then has to deal with the underworld. The mob. And not only...You find here the usual Marchal's elements, influenced by the Claude Sautet's stuff, but you can also see other things which Marchal is not used to. For instance, some of the main characters are not hoodlums. Benoit Magimel is terrific here, as Gérard Depardieu, his co star on the MARSEILLE series. This film is also a tribute to Brian De Palma's SCARFACE and CARLITO'S WAY. The rise and fall, the common scheme that is very showed. Concerning the CARLITO link, well, I advise you to miss the first minutes of the film, because they are the last too. Those who have seen CARLITO will understand what I mean. Good stuff, Olivier Marchal's stuff.
Review of Carbon
