Burn Out

If this will be american, probably would have raised more voices, a higher interest and for sure more votes even on this website! This could say a lot about how much marketing is doing for a film vs the real product. Thoroughly enjoyable to watch, with thrilling moments but displayed somehow into a realistic way which is not so often seen nowadays. I definitely recommended it for who's looking after a high-pace action movie, with well structured dialogue and generally with no cliches.

Good stuff, french polar which we have not seen for awhile

Although the film doesn't really offer anything new to the drug crime genre, you're bound to enjoy this if your a bike enthusiast. The biking element was probably the highlight of the film. Just a pity the music wasn't thumping to propel the film forward. The score did not complement the fast-paced biking scenes as it should have.

François Civil makes a likable hero, Tony. Tony's only crime was to protect the ones he loves. This is a very uncomplicated plot, and easy to follow. Every single character in this film has a distinct purpose; there are no unnecessary characters, which I enjoyed.

The film has the potential to become tedious with more than one viewing, I think, but for a first time viewing it was rather exciting.

Go figure - the narco kingpin of Paris quietly trundles his wares across Europe in sensible unmarked transit vans until it gets within a couple of hours from Paris .... but then for the last few miles he hands it over to a wired motorcycle courier who is ordered to ride at lunatic speeds, to crash the same toll booth each night and to refuel in the same layby. It's hard to think up a plan more likely to lose both drugs and rider. This French film puts more effort into the exciting dash-cam scenes than the plot , which is a shame because it has a gritty feel and a cool lead. If you want to see the obvious inspiration for the movie, take a look at GhostRider's video's (see YouTube) of him riding around the Paris Peripherique at night at over 250kmph. Yup, Burn Out captures the same images of blurred scenery and terrifying tunnels For an even bigger thrill, check out the b&w movie that inspired GhostRider - a DIY video of a Frenchman nicknamed Le Prince Noir (The Black Prince) doing the same ride in broad daylight and heavy traffic. Your teeth will be on edge. Now that's movie making, and no plot was needed at all.

Now sometimes there is one aspect that may sway you to actually enjoy something more than others. In this case it may be the bike riding and the "stunts" in general. I read from another reviewer that this is losely based/inspired on "Le Prince Noir" (Black Prince). I have not seen that short (which is b/w according to the other reviewer) and has really good cinematography, style wise similar to the way this movie was shot.

Having said all that, the plot here is really nothing you haven't seen before or anything you will remember for long after you've seen the movie. So if you like the way the bike scenes are filmed, good for you, otherwise you may be underwhelmed by the movie overall.