Les rivières pourpres (2000)
(Crimson Rivers)
Country: FR
Technical: Technicolor/2.35:1 106m
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Cast: Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Farès, Karim Belkhadra
Synopsis:
Two police officers investigating different crimes in the Savoie region of France uncover a heinous plot at a local university run on the principle of nepotism, thanks to a series of murders committed by a vengeful victim of their experiments in eugenics.
Review:
Undoubtedly inspired by Seven somewhat, Kassovitz's big budget genre exercise is strong on technical expertise and arty touches but weak on character, its two leads little more than stereotypes coasting on their star personae. Slow to develop, it bursts into violent, and not always relevant, action when it feels the attention of its audience might be flagging. Furthermore, unlike in the Fincher film, there seems to be little underlying logic to the hallmarks of its gruesome murders.
(Crimson Rivers)
Country: FR
Technical: Technicolor/2.35:1 106m
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Cast: Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Farès, Karim Belkhadra
Synopsis:
Two police officers investigating different crimes in the Savoie region of France uncover a heinous plot at a local university run on the principle of nepotism, thanks to a series of murders committed by a vengeful victim of their experiments in eugenics.
Review:
Undoubtedly inspired by Seven somewhat, Kassovitz's big budget genre exercise is strong on technical expertise and arty touches but weak on character, its two leads little more than stereotypes coasting on their star personae. Slow to develop, it bursts into violent, and not always relevant, action when it feels the attention of its audience might be flagging. Furthermore, unlike in the Fincher film, there seems to be little underlying logic to the hallmarks of its gruesome murders.
(Crimson Rivers)
Country: FR
Technical: Technicolor/2.35:1 106m
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Cast: Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Farès, Karim Belkhadra
Synopsis:
Two police officers investigating different crimes in the Savoie region of France uncover a heinous plot at a local university run on the principle of nepotism, thanks to a series of murders committed by a vengeful victim of their experiments in eugenics.
Review:
Undoubtedly inspired by Seven somewhat, Kassovitz's big budget genre exercise is strong on technical expertise and arty touches but weak on character, its two leads little more than stereotypes coasting on their star personae. Slow to develop, it bursts into violent, and not always relevant, action when it feels the attention of its audience might be flagging. Furthermore, unlike in the Fincher film, there seems to be little underlying logic to the hallmarks of its gruesome murders.