Sunday, September 26, 2010
RULE BREAKER
Today's film was Patrick Allesandron and Luc Besson's
This is a sequel to the beloved District 13 (2004) which I have seen several times and will, almost certainly, see again.
As always, the sequel is thinner. Why? Same writer, director, stars. David Belle who invented parkour and shows some great stunts here as well as his buddy Cyril Raffaelli. Belle plays a "rebel" leader in the sealed off District and Raffaelli is a cop. They have great chemistry together. More than a lot of romantic duos.
The formula is pretty much the same. We see both guys do a routine separately and then circumstances bring them together for the main caper.
It must be in their contracts or, perhaps, the creators are holding us off from what we all want to see which is their working together. Very nice. Actually, they are great alone too.
This is all action. Don't look for much in the way of new situations here. It is all character. The bad guys are mostly good. The good guys are mostly bad.
This is a sequel that starts with very strong characters and premise from the first film and succeeds on its own. It is only by comparison that it seems weaker. Comparisons are odious, huh?
I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5. The first one has all fives and, when I watch it again which I almost certainly will, I will run them together.
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