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  • Actors: Jean Reno, Christopher Lee, Benoit Magimel
  • Directors: Oliver Dahan
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English, Hindi
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 25 April 2005
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0006ZLD1O
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,929 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

French sensation The Crimson Rivers was a serial killer thriller with a difference--it was genuinely thrilling. It was also pretty disturbing, but Jean Reno (The Professional) brought some light to the darkness with his sly performance as dog-phobic detective Niémans. Fortunately, Reno has returned in this highly stylized Luc Besson-penned sequel. Vincent Cassell has not, but Benoît Magimel (The Piano Teacher), as new partner Reda, makes for a decent replacement. Alas, Olivier Dahan isn't in the same league as Matthieu Kassovitz and the story line, which has something to do with the Last Supper, the Maginot Line, and gravity-defying killer monks, is even more convoluted than before. Then there's Johnny Hallyday (The Man on the Train) as a mysterious one-eyed man and Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings) as a bad German dude. It's all a little ridiculous, but entertaining nonetheless, and the chase sequences are a treat. --Kathleen C. Fennessy


Synopsis

French filmmaker Olivier Dahan directs this sequel to international hit CRIMSON RIVERS; the script, based on a novel by Jean-Christophe Grange, was adapted by Luc Besson (THE FIFTH ELEMENT). The creepy, fast-paced narrative follows police detective Pierre Niemans (Jean Reno), who this time undertakes an investigation of a monastery in the Lorraine. His team uncovers a corpse hidden in the wall, and this raises suspicions of ritual murders. Meanwhile, police captain Reda (Benoît Magimel) has picked up a mysterious and confused man who has the same DNA as Jesus Christ. Niemans and Reda team up, and soon their path leads them to the dark organization known as the 'Angels of the Apokalypse', where the evidence is mounting that the end of the world is nigh.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Holy Hokum, 25 April 2007
By Mark Pearce "''Chinatown''" (UK) - See all my reviews
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The ever watchable Jean Reno returns as Inspector Niemans in this fast paced,good looking and intense follow up to Crimson Rivers.
Niemans and his team investigate a series of killings which seem to ape the deaths of the twelve apostles and which could usher in the end of the world.Enter murderous monks and Christopher lee doing his usual schtick in a french accent.
Bonkers but pretty good nonsense benefits from everyone playing it straight;Benoit Magimel(replacing Vincent Cassel from the original) is a good foil for Reno and director Olivier Dahan over indulges in his use of colour and over the top action sequences.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Best seen with low expectations, 20 Jul 2005
By Trevor Willsmer (London, England) - See all my reviews
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A strong sense of place was one of the many strengths of Matthieu Kassovitz's under-rated crowd-pleaser 'The Crimson Rivers,' one of the best French thrillers in years, but, despite including dying steel towns, artificial lakes, monasteries and even the Maginot Line among its locations, it's one of the many things missing from its in-name-only sequel. Other notable absences include confident direction, decent plotting, concise characterisation and a real sense of conviction in its larger than life premise, not to mention almost anybody associated with the original.

With only Jean Reno returning and Luc Besson providing the very uninspired script, my expectations for this were extremely low but, in all fairness, it wasn't as bad as I expected. But then, it wasn't very good either - just relentlessly average, predictable and forgettable. None of the class or style of the first one, weak TV-show characterisation (right down to the terrible 'end on a joke' cop show cliché) and an old hat religious conspiracy plot that rehashes a few elements of the original (chasing super-strong hooded figures, Nazi conspiracies, etc) to little effect. The writing is pretty lazy and the ending straight out of Raiders of the Lost Ark without the supernatural effects, but if you pitch your expectations low it passes the time. But it's very easy to see why Kassovitz, Vincent Cassel and composer Bruno Coulais didn't come back for this one: I'm willing to bet that if anyone else but Bresson wrote it, Reno would have skipped it too.

A good package of extras are included, but you need to pitch your expectations low for the film itself.

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Death of a Franchise, 22 May 2005
By Otto "Otto" (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
First: I loved the original Crimson Rivers. True it had a cod ending but it looked great, the acting was good, the script was by turns surprising and amusing. However, my advice with regard to Angels of the Apocalypse is - dont't go near it. This is a perfect example of style over content - some nice shots but no thought to story. The one chance Europe has at taking on American genre cinema is understanding the form, then approaching it with a unique/refreshing take/intelligence. In this case I can see no evidence at all that the creative team behind this film even understood that they they were making a genre film - let alone took the time to comprehend the rules and expectations before playing with them. Incredibley disappointing - even morse so than Gothika, which the director of the original film went on to make. If you can't avoid watching it: count how often the detectives flash their badges at dopy looking civilians - this helps pass the time in between mindless shoot outs. There's probably a drinking game in there somewhere.
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5.0 out of 5 stars First Class Whodunnit
The French Cinema seems to manage to produce gritty police dramas. The scenario was well thought out and Jean Reno plays exactly to type i.e. Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. Gould

5.0 out of 5 stars Bloody Brilliant
Thsi film is very well made as Crimsone rivers 1 was. Jean Reno returns as the detective Nemos. He picks up a young police officer as well. Read more
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