- Actors: Sagamore Stevenin, Peter Youngblood-Hills, Diane Kruger, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Lisa Barbuscia
- Directors: Louis-Pascal Couvelaire
- Format: PAL, Dolby, Digital Sound, Widescreen, DTS Surround Sound
- Language French
- Subtitles: French
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: EuropaCorp Diffusion
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B002HRQBDE
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 158,449 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Co-writen by Luc Besson (director of Nikita & Leon) this is a fast-paced action French action film based on the iconic comic books by Jean Gaton first published in France in 1957.
Two rival racers go head to head culminating in a thrilling finale at the Le Mans 24 hrs.
Featuring superb car-racing sequences and visuals this a real treat provided you don't think too much about the story or the characters, but then this is very much a comic-book adventure afterall !.
Stars include Diane Kruger (Joyeux Noel, Troy, National Treasure) and the late Jean-Pierre Cassel (Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines) as well as Lisa Barbuscia (alias model/actress Lisa B.)
DVD is in French (Dolby Digital 5.1) with ENGLISH subtitles.
Bonus feature includes audio commentarys.
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Michel Vallant suffers all the typical Luc Besson production problems - stylish visuals but such poor characterisation that there's no-one you can root for. Based on a famous French comic strip, it's all about the visuals, which are often impressive and imaginative enough during the racing sequences. Unfortunately, that applies to the cast as well, none of whom have anything to work with and so resort to striking poses straight out of aftershave and disposable razor blade adverts: indeed, you keep on expecting Sagamore Stevenin to slowly stroke his chin to show off his smoother shave or for Diane Kruger to flick her hair in slo-mo. Co-writer Besson throws up a clichéd but serviceable plot, and the film is undemanding entertainment, but it would have been so much better if he'd spent some time on who these people are and why we should care. No Grand Prix, but certainly a lot better than Driven. One novel point: in the final race (which subverts tradition by having a slow crawl to the finish line between two smashed up cars), both the villain and the hero cheat!
The Thai DVD offers a decent fullframe transfer (the film was shot in Super 35mm, so it offers more picture information on the top and bottom of the frame than the 2.35:1 widescreen cinema ratio) with an acceptable English dubbed soundtrack option. All-in-all, more two-and-a-half stars than three.
The Thai DVD offers a decent fullframe transfer (the film was shot in Super 35mm, so it offers more picture information on the top and bottom of the frame than the 2.35:1 widescreen cinema ratio) with an acceptable English dubbed soundtrack option. All-in-all, more two-and-a-half stars than three.
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