Mesrine: Partie 1 - L'instinct de mort (Part 1 - Killer Instinct)
Across Canada, the United States and Spain, through France and Algeria, the incredible rise of one of history's greatest gangsters. Always on the run, a renegade existence only a bullet can stop.
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Mesrine offers plenty of action and thrill! - movie_goer
Energetic gangster biopic with some brutal action held together by an electric performance from Vincent Cassel and Gerard Depardieu .
This is one stone ice cold and brutal story of a man fresh out of the military. The film pulls no punches. It has a raw edge, is extremely violent, and has more style than a Paris fashionhouse in drag. The 4 hour film flies by quickly!A Vincent Cassel Performance - MikeB
This is definitely entertaining and a command performance by Vincent Cassel. It took me awhile to get into it – for part I that is.
The story is more or less straight-forward. It’s about a thug who robs banks, intimidates his adversaries- sometimes brutally and escapes from prison any which way he can. It kind of resembles Scarface, but it is certainly not like the Godfather (I and II). It lacks subtlety (that’s what I mean by straight-forward) and most of the characters who partner with Mesrine are more or less interchangeable and don’t add much to the story. It’s Mesrine and the action that drives this film. When it tries to get too serious; as with his wife, and many girlfriends, and the pseudo-revolutionary conversations, the film starts to sputter and wither – until the next action scene.Great Crime Story - bbryon1
The story of french gangster Jacques Mesrine, before he was called Public Enemy N?1. Very entertaining. Couldn`t stop watching it. Even though Mesrine was a ruthless murderer, you get a little attached to him and hope he gets away. It is amazing how he keeps escaping prison. He is a very slick and smart fellow.
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Mesrine offers plenty of action and thrill! - movie_goer
Energetic gangster biopic with some brutal action held together by an electric performance from Vincent Cassel and Gerard Depardieu .
This is one stone ice cold and brutal story of a man fresh out of the military. The film pulls no punches. It has ...A Vincent Cassel Performance - MikeB
This is definitely entertaining and a command performance by Vincent Cassel. It took me awhile to get into it – for part I that is.
The story is more or less straight-forward. It’s about a thug who robs banks, intimidates his adversaries- sometimes ...Great Crime Story - bbryon1
The story of french gangster Jacques Mesrine, before he was called Public Enemy N?1. Very entertaining. Couldn`t stop watching it. Even though Mesrine was a ruthless murderer, you get a little attached to him and hope he gets away. It is amazing how he keeps ...