Director:
Jean-François RichetGuión:
Éric BesnardCámara:
Manuel DacosseReparto:
Vincent Cassel, Ольга Куриленко, Denis Ménochet, August Diehl, Freya Mavor, James Thiérrée, Patrick Chesnais, Antoine Basler, Denis Lavant, Fabrice Luchini (más)Streaming (2)
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Bajo el reinado de Napoleón, François Vidocq está considerado una leyenda en los bajos fondos parisinos: es el único hombre que ha conseguido escapar con vida de las colonias penales más aterradoras del país. Dado por muerto después de su última y espectacular fuga, el antiguo reo trata de pasar desapercibido haciéndose pasar por un simple comerciante. Pero su pasado acaba por alcanzarlo y después de ser acusado injustamente de asesinato, Vidocq hace un trato con el jefe de la policía. Vidocq ayudará a la policía a combatir al hampa a cambio de su libertad. A pesar de obtener excelentes resultados, provoca la hostilidad de los otros agentes de policía y la ira de los criminales, quienes ponen precio a su cabeza... (Selecta Visión)
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¿Qué está pasando en Francia que los papeles principales femeninos tienen que ser interpretados por una ucraniana y una escocesa? :-) Aunque Olga no cuenta mucho, ya que ha actuado en unas veinte películas francesas, aún me sorprende. Vidocq es un personaje que seguramente nunca cansará a los cineastas, siempre aparece alguien que busca hacer una nueva versión con una nueva cara. En este caso, desafortunadamente, se trata más de una ráfaga de acción, violencia y venganza constante de alguien por alguien o algo y la historia se pierde. Lo que más me alegró fue la actuación de Fabrice Luchini como el temido ministro del interior Fouché.
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Jean-François Richet sometimes rushes a bit too much, and at other times he needlessly stalemates in an attempt to squeeze in some of those "sort of artsy shots", but Vincent Cassel and his crew are fine badasses, Paris is wonderfully nasty, and it has a fine Dumasian adventure story feel. If Vidocq comes back with a sequel, I'll be happy.
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France, Vincent Cassel and the best historical film of this year. The main character is the dreaded Vidocq, a famous thief with a great reputation who is forced to work with the police due to adverse conditions and decides to clean the streets of murderers, thieves and similar vermin. Great period atmosphere, a breathtaking Vincent, great narrative pace, awesome sets and plenty of suspense and of course a piece of history. Good stuff. 85%.
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On the one hand, what I find disappointing is that the highly stimulating material of Vidocq’s life (furthermore, backed up by such a great cast, director and production design) is reduced to a mere dime-a-dozen adventure that lacks logic. On the other hand, we can be pleased that it is nevertheless a fine, uncompromising movie in which emotions are well portrayed. In fact, it inevitably seems like a successful adaptation of one of Xavier Dorison's albums. Whether that is a positive or a negative, however, is a completely different question. In my opinion, it is positive and not an insignificant one.
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It's not as harsh and gloomy as the famous psychedelic Phantom of Paris from 2001, where the title song was composed by Apocalyptica and it always starts to play in my head whenever I remember it. It’s still harsh and gloomy enough for today’s audience. This is mainly due to Vincent Cassel, who’ll probably play these tough, disheveled characters until the day he dies. But I like this. For many people here it is probably too old school to give it good rating; otherwise I can’t explain why a period-set mystery like this would be rated under 70%. If you know something about Vidocq’s historical importance, the ending of the film cannot fail to bring you joy.
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