This is how you make an action-packed thriller. Swift, brutal and void of any kind of silly subplots that give too much time to words when the characters should just be racing for their lives. They quickly establish the characters in a clean and effective way and then shock you by going right into the action. With a very nice 80 minute runtime the film breezes by without dragging for a moment and you really just get caught up in the exciting chaos of it all. There's definitely no reinventing the wheel here, but it stands up with Taken and Running Scared as one of the best action films to come out this past decade. It was exactly what I wanted.

There were some moments that really made me sit up in my chair just by how much of a gut punch they were; some things I definitely didn't see coming. Gilles Lellouche is a great leading man, capable of portraying both the everyman and the action star qualities of his character while still being completely believable when he has to portray the dramatic moments to keep you on his side and understanding of what he is fighting for. It's stylish as hell and is seriously just pushing it's foot to pavement for the entire running time. This is a real crowd-pleaser.

Yup, Point Blank is a no lulls, come-atcha action movie made all the more believable by the nice plot and superior script. No superspy here, just an everyman caught up in the wrong place & time.

And yes, there are a few plot twists that I find a bit hard to swallow, but because the protagonist is so compelling & believable, I'll take them without looking back.

I credit the editing on this movie for keeping it surgically precise. There are no breaks or falters, Point Blank keeps building towards it's action climax.

9/10 - Highly Recommended.

Outside of Hollywood, good and realistic action films can be successful without the Hollywood Big 3 of American action films.....CGI, car chases and boo-coo explosions. And, French films always deliver when mean, harsh, brutal and uncaring play the main roles. Great looking pregnant wife, Liam Neesom-resembling husband, despicable and brutal criminals uncaring about human values and life, and brutal dirty cops even less caring about human life made this one of my faves for the year so far.

Point Blank was a 100% serious film with great pacing and no smart-ass or comedic side tracks or poorly placed romance throw-ins as are so often stupidly done by Hollywood, plus it had plenty of the most terrifying and brutal behavior of human psychopathy to scare you silly. Other than a few timing errors where the director stayed with a few scenes longer than he should have for best effect, such as the one when the dirty cop was discovered, it was a well done seat-edge thriller to the end. And, yes, we all knew how it would end, as all those horrible experiences resulted in a typical ending.......good for the good guys and bad for the baddies.

How regular people in real life could ever have more or less normal lives after all that bloody terror and murder is beyond my understanding, but somehow these film characters seemed to be able to do it.

French cinema is well known to the audience, especially to those tending to Art film. Besides French film influence which is the reference in the field, France is also very well known as a land of the Crime genre. I am myself great fan of their Film Noir and New Wave and I am totally crazy about their crime (gangster) movies from earlier periods and contemporary as well.

French crime movies did not loose its charm even today, and almost every year there are few great titles. It comes to my mind modern director like it is Olivier Marchal which movies I like very much, but there are respectable list of other names, both directors and actors.

Point Blank movie did not disappoint, and it were a pleasure to watch it. Even the name reminds me on classic US crime movie with Lee Marvin, but it have nothing similar with it. The plot of Point Blank is good, and somehow original, even it is not hard to predicts the end, which is usual for most movie.

This is not pure crime movie, I would add that there is a bit of thriller smell in it. The actors did a good job, especially well known actor Roschdy Zem which can be seen in most of the crime movies. I am not familiar with director Fred Cavaye, but he did a good job here, and he offer us fine work in tradition of French crime cinema.

For those looking for typical Hollywood action pack, maybe it is better to look at something else, but for those that like classic action crime European movie, it is more than recommended.

this movie will keep your eyes open and sit on the edge of your chair once it starts. i often consider the good french action thrillers are the most creative and original, that's why Hollywood keeps copycatting and adapting from the french movies one after another once there are new good french thriller movies in the market. "the next three days(not a bad adaptation)" and "the tourist(just horrible!)" are the most recent examples adapted from the french originals.

this 'point blank' is a great thriller from beginning to the end. the chases from the hospital to the subway station and the chaos in the hospital and the police central are just exceptionally directed, edited, acted. i was sleepy before watching this movie, but once it started, the heavy eyelids just became light and wide open.

i didn't quite like the final scene. it seems a bit unnecessary but at the same time quite necessary, and that's a funny thought.

Smart action thrillers are rare. Rarer still is a smart action thriller that features a complex yet comprehensible (and credible) plot, characters you care about, and vivid, crisp directing. "Point Blank" is one of these rarities. It utilizes many elements of classic action films—an innocent "good guy" who unwittingly becomes caught up in a dangerous plot, a woman in jeopardy, corrupt cops, and unexpected twists. The film avoids cliché, however, and it moves along at lightning speed (total running time is about 80 minutes). The French setting is an added bonus, and the acting and editing are very well done. Subtract a star if subtitles annoy you.

Someone who complains about "lack of depth" doesn't get it. This is a very well-acted--in fact brilliantly acted--well-directed, well-paced, well-plotted thriller. If you want "depth", see subtle films about love and betrayal and friendship, etc. Nothing wrong with that, but this is a thriller. We know enough about the characters to make us care, and man, we do care! and make them believable. That's quite enough for a thriller.

As others have observed, the actors are magnificent. First, the unwilling hero: as in great Hitchcock films (I'm thinking particularly of "North by Northwest"), he's an ordinary guy, not a tough, trained super-hero. Gilles Lelouche is totally convincing in that role. And the one who seems to be the bad guy, Roshdy Zem, and who develops in the course of the film, is perfect. Neither he nor anybody else in this film overacts.

The health care assistant Samuel Pierret (Gilles Lellouche) goes with his pregnant wife Nadia Cortez (Elena Anaya) to the doctor that recommends a complete rest for Nadia for the next weeks. Samuel will be promoted to nurse very soon and he is very happy.

When he is working in the night shift, a man tries to kill the patient Hugo Sartet (Roschdy Zem), who had been wounded by a motorcycle while chased by two men. However, Samuel uses the adequate medical procedure and saves the man. On the next morning, he is proud of his accomplishment and telling Nadia at home when he is attacked by a stranger. When he wakes-up, he receives a phone call from the stranger telling that Nadia has been abducted and he needs to remove Hugo from the hospital until midday, otherwise she will be murdered.

The police department is divided by the squads of Detective Patrick Werner (Gérard Lanvin), who is investigating the murder of the millionaire Francis Meyer, and Detective Catherine Fabre (Mireille Perrier), who is in charge of the case in the hospital, and the groups have an internal dispute. Samuel rescues Hugo and is hunted by the Detective Fabre on the streets. When Samuel is ready to trade Hugo for Nadia, they are hunted by two armed men and Samuel and Hugo runs to a safe house. Samuel calls Detective Fabre and when she arrives, she is murdered by Werner and his detectives. Sooner Samuel learns that Werner's team is corrupt and now he needs Hugo to save his wife.

This is the second film directed by Fred Cavayé that I have recently seen and both are great full of action thrillers. They have similar story lines, with a common man forced to an extreme act to save his beloved wife, and pursuits through the streets of Paris. But the stories are engaging and different from each other.

I hope that Hollywood does not destroy this plot with a remake the same way this industry did with "Pour Elle". Further, I am looking forward to see his next work. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "À Queima Roupa" ("Point Blank")

Point Blank (2010)

Not to be confused with the semi-classic 1967 movie of the same title with Lee Marvin, this is not a remake or an echo of that. What this French action thriller is fits another category--the non-stop kinetic run from the bad-guys film, which has become a kind of staple. Think the Bourne movies, or a couple later Liam Neeson films, where the hero gets himself into a terrible situation that requires running and running and running.

And that's enough, in a way, because you can't stop looking. There are no lulls. In fact, some of the moments have such kinetic surprise to them they deserve study. Your stomach will turn. Don't expect a big rationale. Don't even quite expect to care for anything except that our main man, and his wife, survive the ordeal. There are crosses and double-crosses. There is horrid abuse of women which I could do without (the rationale might just be the perils of Pauline kind of thing, saving her with the handsome male to the rescue, but it's just plain abusive). There is one female cop who is a great tough archetype. And lots of bad violent men.

But, truly, none of this is meant to matter. You just grab onto the handles and don't let go. It's really really well made, visually, the camera-work and editing taking front seat. I'd see it on the biggest screen you can, since that's where it's all at.

This was very entertaining French thriller and, at 84 minutes, a good way to stay riveted to the screen for under an hour-and-a-half. I wish more movies were this short in length.

I didn't know the actors but it didn't matter. In fact it helped because I could focus entirely on the story. The had subtitles but it didn't matter; they didn't interfere with the viewing. They were short and to the point.

It got a little confusing at times as everyone seems to be a bad guy - crooks and cops - and this poor "Samuel Pierret" (Gilles Lellouche) has to be on his own for a good amount of time as he races through the city of Paris, dodging bullets and punches all while desperately trying to find his kidnapped - and very pregnant - wife.

Yeah, even though you knew things were going to turn out all right, it was still very suspenseful and almost every character in this story took his and her lumps in some fashion. I would definitely watch this movie again.

This was a punchy, French, action based film that was quite good, but with more developed characters, could have been brilliant.

Point Blank is well paced, dramatic, entertaining and I suppose most importantly believable. A criminal escapes murder, whilst in hospital, and forces his nurse to team up with him, as he avoids the police and his killers. The reluctant nurse aids the gangster, with his kidnapped pregnant wife held captive, to escape what is a corrupt police unit. To say any more would almost spoil the plot.

PB is ambitious, true to the action-chase genre and boasts some nice French cinema, and culture elements (especially visually), but ultimately comes up short of anything other than just plain good. A refreshing spin on this sort of thing, providing a decent afternoon's viewing.

The French are rather talented in making fast action movies, the most known - directly or via remakes - are connected with the name of Luc Besson. But apart from him, there are dozens of good filmmakers whose production remains within the French-speaking countries or a bit wider - in the event of topical French film days or similar. Anyway, À bout portant is an interesting and well taken action by Fred Cavayé, with a strong and versatile cast, leading by Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem and Gérard Lanvin.

There are some clichés and repeating scenes, but they do not become annoying as the past is fast and multidimensional - and the total length of the film is 1 hour 15 minutes only. The ending has also several layers; thus, the film is surely for them who like rapid twists, chases on foot, double-dealing characters etc.

No, Gallic director Fred Cavayé's pulsating, adrenaline-laced nail biter "Point Blank" has nothing in common with director John Boorman's 1967 gangland thriller "Point Blank" with Lee Marvin. Instead, this 84-minute melodrama resembles one of British director Alfred Hitchcock's wrongly-accused innocent man on-the-run suspense sagas. Cavaye and scenarist Guillaume Lemans have assembled with aplomb all the standard elements of a taut, top-notch thriller, and the suspense only slackens in the final few minutes when the filmmakers knot together the loose threads. Corrupt cops, innocent bystanders, betrayed criminals and a pregnant woman-in-jeopardy fuel this breathless, pared-down plot that careens from one improbable scene to the next with feverish abandon. Basically, this is the kind of actioneer that you hate to put on pause for a bladder break. Cavayé's chief claim to fame is another French thriller "Anything for Her" which was remade for American audiences as "The Next Three Days" with Russell Crowe. Clearly, spousal fidelity is a recurring theme in Cavayé's work.

"Point Blank" wastes no time with preliminaries as a wounded safe cracker, Hugo Sartet (Roschdy Zem), scrambles out of a high-rise building with a pair of pistol-toting thugs at his heels. Hugo calls his accomplice to pick him up, but he never reaches the rendezvous because a motorcyclist collides with him the moment that the two gunmen are poised to perforate him. Hugo lands in the hospital but he isn't there long before a killer in a doctor's coat pulls the plug on his respirator. The safe cracker would have died had a conscientious fellow, Samuel (Gilles Lellouche), a nurse-in-training spots the killer on the way out the door and saves Hugo from certain death. Samuel is a sympathetic hero who has a wife, Nadia (Elena Anaya), who has about a month to go on her pregnancy. The couple know that she is going to deliver a baby girl and the hospital has warned Nadia to keep herself in bed. Anyway, after Samuel saves Hugo's life, he heads home feeling triumphant. No sooner has he started to fix Nadia and he a meal than gunmen burst in on him, club him unconscious, and kidnap his wife. When he regains consciousness, Samuel listens to the ultimatum that the villains give him. He must help Hugo escape from the hospital. Naturally, some things are never easy and Samuel finds himself behaving like an action hero.

Samuel spirits Hugo out of the hospital and in the process narrowly eludes a squad of French cops coming in the door. Later, we learn that Hugo is a suspect in the murder of a wealthy French industrialist Francis Meyer. Complicating everything is a tough-as-nails French detective, Commandant Patrick Werner (Gérard Lanvin), who is investigating the death of Meyer. As it turns out, everything is not as it seems. Hugo was trying to break into Meyer's safe late at night when he saw the Meyer had been killed. The two thugs pursuing him on foot had planned to kill him and pin Meyer's murder on him. Werner is a corrupt cop who shot Meyer and the evidence is on a thumb drive that he is keeping in his office. Hugo and Samuel team up to track down Samuel and retrieve the incriminating thumb drive. At the same time, Samuel is determined to rescue his wife from corrupt cops with a qualm. They threaten to push poor Nadia out of a window and claim that she wanted to commit suicide. Before Hugo and Samuel can obtain the thumb drive, they have to distract the police so that they can get into police headquarters and ransack Werner's office. Hugo calls in a favor from an underground big-wig who dispatches scores of punks to commit crimes that will have the police leaving their offices to make multiple arrest.

"Point Blank" is an exciting, suspenseful, crime thriller with a positive ending

Plot: A doctor is framed and forced on the run after he helps a criminal wanted by corrupt policemen.

This is a super-slick little thriller that clocks in at a lean 84 minutes. It's a pretty standard man on the run film with our hero thrown out of his comfy middle class existence into in a criminal world he barely understands in order to save his kidnapped wife. Plenty of twists, shocks and a tremendous sense of urgency make this it hugely enjoyable film even if the lack of character development and the small budget makes it fairly forgettable. Being French there are plenty of grizzled men, attractive women, and some lovely camera-work. Unfortunately it's pretty easy to work out who the villains are; it's not hard to guess that the testosterone soaked, mostly male (with token tough girl) cop squad are the villains whilst the sensitive, mostly female (with token father figure) cop squad are the goodies. There's also a rather inept attempt to make a criminal into a joint hero, scuppered by his lack of remorse or morals. Probably the biggest problem however is the climax that (a) asks you to believe the hero can waltz into a police station (to steal an incriminating video tape) in a flimsy disguise without being noticed and that (b) we should cheer on the criminals who are committing a crime wave as a distraction for our heroes; I can't be the only one who wondered about all the victims of that crime wave. The mystery when revealed is pretty dull (SPOILERS): the villainous cops were paid to kill a rich business man. Nonetheless, this is a fun little thriller, well worth watching.

Great movie. Thought that the current rate of 6.7 was not right for this movie. A male nurse Samuel Pierret (Gilles Lellouche) is being threatened to help move out his gangster patient out of hospital in exchange for his kidnapped pregnant wife. Meanwhile , two sets of cops are given this case of the gangster who was admitted to this hospital after he was chased. They are working to get into the depth of the case when Samuel and the gangster patient escape from the hospital. There is a chase from this scene on- cat & mouse and they have tried to retain the thrill of the chase till the closing credits. My comment is = Edge of the seat racy thriller. Actions are violent and realistic. The chases that happens in the film especially the one in the railway station looks too good and very real. The way Samuel pants and vomits at the end of the chase is so realistic that you feel that you also ran along with him. Twists and suspense are good. A good entertaining action cum thriller package. Enjoy. My rating is 8 / 10.

The opening scene of this French thriller sees an injured man being chased by two men with guns; just as it looks as though they have caught him he is struck by a motorcycle. He is taken to hospital where his pursuers make another attempt on his life; this time he is saved by trainee nurse Samuel Pierret. This turns out to be a dangerous move for Samual as soon after his pregnant wife, Nadia, is kidnapped by the injured man's brother… it turns out he saved is wanted criminal Hugo Sartet. Samual manages to get Hugo out of the hospital but the police are closing in on them rapidly. The planned exchange Hugo for Nadia doesn't go as planned then before they can arrange another meeting Hugo's brother is killed and Nadia is held by another far more dangerous group; a squad of corrupt cops who will do anything to ensure that their involvement in the murder of a wealthy business man stays hidden… including killing honest cops and eliminating anybody who knows what they did.

At around eighty minutes in length this is hardly a long film and it seems even shorter as the action barely lets up for a moment. Apart from a couple of establishing scenes featuring Sam and Nadia it is all action as Sam and Hugo flee their pursuers and ultimately turn the tables on them. The action feels very real and painful; it is also quite shocking at times. This is helped by the fact that protagonist Sam, excellently played by Gilles Lellouche isn't a tough guy action man; he is just an ordinary man driven by extraordinary circumstances. The rest of the cast also perform well making the characters believable. Overall a nice taut thriller that shows you don't need car chases and exploding helicopters to make an exciting film… I'd certainly recommend it.

These comments are based on watching the film in French with English subtitles.

These type of movies are rare! Simple but effective storytelling, believable characters, handmade action and great emotions! Excellent french actors and awesome camera movement. I loved every second of the movie and its not a long one! 84 minutes, not a second too long or too short. Do not waste more time reading this review go and buy the DVD or Blu-ray and watch it! If you liked it please tell your family and friends because this film is underrated and needs way more attention in my opinion! I hope directors will not stop making movies like this, its just a pleasure to see simple and effective movies like this in a world full of CGI effects and transforming robots, not that I don't like these too but sometimes it just have to be something real. 10/10! highly recommended!

nail-biting action-thriller with one memorable chase scene in an underground train station.

Samuel (Gilles Lellouche) is dragged into midst of conspiracy and cops on trail of a dangerous criminal when his pregnant wife Nadia (Elena Anaya) is kidnapped and held hostage. Samuel is ordered to help wounded Sartet (a charismatic Roschdy Zem) out of hospital and his wife will be returned safely to him.

Standing on the way are cops who just discovered Sartet is wanted for slew of robberies and a suspect in a homicide. It's just the start of a nightmare for Samuel and he must quickly adapt to the growing perilous situations if he wants to rescue Nadia.

World class editing by Benjamin Weill helps propel the French film at Concorde speed with perfect amount of intensity and excitement.

*** out of 4.

In 2008, Fred Cavaye's directorial debut 'Anything for Her,' was both critically and commercially successful to the point that it was instantly bought up by an American production company and released within two years in 2010 under the title 'The Next Three Days'. This year he returns with another crime-thriller, 'Point Blank' ('A Bout Portant'), a fast-paced, chase-centric, Besson-esque film, which had the potential to add something new to the genre, but instead fell into the same-old, safe trap of regurgitating the old, rather than attempting something new.

Samuel Pierret (Gilles Lellouche) is happily married to his wife Nadia (Elena Anaya) who is seven and a half months pregnant, while he works in a Paris hospital and within a matter of weeks he will take his nurses exam. However, when he saves a mystery patients life (Roschdy Zem) for a brief moment he is seen as a hero until it is revealed that the patient is a wanted criminal, and Samuel's life begins to fall apart as he told he must break the unconscious prisoner out of hospital or he will never see his wife again. With his pregnant wife kidnapped, he is framed for various crimes he did not commit and he must fight both sides of the law as he flees through Paris with only one thought on his mind; the safety of his wife and unborn child. 'Point Blank' is a relatively generic crime-thriller which spans a modest eighty-four minutes. The action sequences are fast, fluid and uncompromising just like the antagonists of the piece. While the main protagonist in the nurse Samuel and his hostage, the criminal gangster Sartet, play their roles perfectly, but where the film falls flat is in its failure to reward their effort.

Little attempt is made to place any depth into the various characters employed in the story, we know the basic motivations behind the main protagonists and antagonists, but nothing else is revealed beyond that. They simply become, despite the actors efforts to place some characterisation in place, caricatures of the stereotypical roles used in the majority of distinctly average crime-thrillers that are released today. Also this is a fault in tandem with the film's running time, eighty-four minutes in length doesn't provide enough screen-time for the audience to become accustomed, recognised and relatable to the characters on-screen nor does it allow enough time for the narrative to slowly unravel itself. Instead during the final act various motives and side-stories are bounded about with diminutive conviction and this detracts away from an already non-existent central plot. Cavaye's second feature-length film is a competent effort that simply lacks any innovation or speciality; instead it falls into the same old trap of relying on generic conventions that make it an average crime-thriller at best.

Samuel, a nurse-in-training at a Parisian hospital is suddenly in the middle of a conspiracy, and he has no way out until he can get his wife back. Simple enough? Not quite, but here is a movie that is like "The Fugitive" on steroids, powered by dynamic direction, and a very charismatic couple of lead actors. There is still an air of sophistication because this is after all, a French movie, but the film is packed with action, and it as some of the best acting of the year. Imagine a really, really good "The Departed".

Samuel, find himself, avoiding bullets, thugs, cops, killers, cars, trains, security cameras, and that's just the background. He is also dealing with a very personal crisis, and there are a couple of sensational scenes that take place in the middle of a very busy train station, and if you have ever been in one of those European transportation hubs, you can almost feel his pain, as he is trying to avoid being captured and killed. The second scene involves a policy station, and some very creative plot twists.

Here is a film many should see in its original version (I'm already thinking it will probably go through a least creative American reworking), but it is perfectly enjoyable the way it is; actually it's quite a thrill to see that in addition to films like "Tell No One", French filmmakers are producing some very interesting films, with non-stop action. You will feel your heart beating almost out of your chest.

So far, this movie along with "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" scores really high in the entertainment category. It is pure, fluid, focused on its subject matter and giving us plenty of pleasure, and reasons to believe we can still believe in the magic of the movies.

A blast!!!

This was probably the best action film of 2010, which is somewhat surprising considering it's a mid-budget French movie with a lean script and actors unknown to English-speaking audiences. Despite the possible handicaps, this pared-down thriller turns out to have the vitality and excitement of one of the Greengrass Bourne flicks, and it's very nearly as good.

The storyline is simple but intricate: the archetypal everyday family man is drawn into a complicated conspiracy of murder and betrayal when he saves the life of one of his patients following a murder attempt. His wife is thus kidnapped, and he spends the rest of the movie in a desperate race against time to save her. It sounds like TAKEN but it takes a much more realistic, thriller-style approach rather than going for the all out action style; for the record I like both films equally well.

Gilles Lellouche is expertly sweaty as the ultra-anxious guy driven to desperate extremes by the situation, but the film really belongs to Roschdy Zem as the Algerian criminal who starts out as an innocent, becomes a bad guy, and finally turns into something much, much more and better besides. His character avoids cliché throughout and he gives a reserved, oddly touching performance despite his character's rough, violent ways.

This is a short film (80 minutes odd) and it's action packed, with the action mostly taking the form of pulse-pounding chase sequences that support and enhance the thriller aspects of the story. It starts off well, drawing you into the lives of the characters before letting rip with the suspense, and from that point in it never lets up until the ferocious climax. It truly is a great movie, and a second watch close on the heels of the first merely confirms my first impressions.

I am not really into these movies, but the French are so good at making these films so intense, much more than US ones. The timing is great. I'm not sure what will happen next. Nothing stereotypical in this.

Surprisingly, the acting I liked the most was Roschdy Zem's. Seriously, he knows how to make a baddie have some class. Little wasted energy. Something I did not expect from his character. Impressive.

Developed characters? I think there is enough there to see who these people are for the film. Anything more would be a bit long for the action. I'd like to wonder why Werner got away with being so corrupt. I am not sure why no one cuffed him straight after the video that implicated him. His face was not so fierce as usual at that point. Good acting, too. But Roschdy Zem was excellent.

A nice little thriller with quite a few twists and turns along the way. I really liked this one. I'm guessing there'll be an American remake along the way not so far away now then. But until then, let's enjoy this movie. With great actors (and even if not that prominently appearing in this one, it's always a joy to watch Elena A.) and a really good script to hold it all together.

You get quite a lot of bang for your buck here too. There are really good and well thought of action scenes, that are as tension filled as the story itself. You could also start thinking, what would I do, if I were this guy? Characters react according to their motivation and it all makes sense (more or less).

Once again the French have made a another exciting cop based thriller , a genre that is sorely lacking in Hollywood at the moment.

Point Blank revolves around a male nurse who's pregnant wife is kidnapped because he saves a severely injured wanted man , but who wants him. All is not as it seems!

This reminded me a little of the big thrillers of the 1970's . Popeye Doyle from the French Connection would not have looked out of place on this thriller. Sure , it's more action than substance but it's non stop and because it's only 80 minutes it never gets boring.

Good performances from Gilles Lellouche and Roschdy Zem add to what is an enjoyable joy ride of a movie.

I seen this title Point Blank recently at my local video store

the minute I seen it was the director Fred Cavayé

who made Anything for her that was a good enough recommendation (it was remade as the next 3 days a totally substandard remake)

the dialogue is snappy the set piece sequences are brilliantly put together especially the chase scene through the metro all integrated masterfully by Fred Cavayé the director

i would say if Fred Cavayé was asked to do an English remake on this film he would make a better job of it

it is also not drawn out the film being over 1 hour and 20 minutes

i would definitely highly recommend and if you want to see one of the best thrillers ever get out anything for her you wont regret it