Criminales de lujo

Overall the movie was good, the acting decent and the scenery/photography excellent. But it sucked that it went off the rails with a couple of glaringly obvious forced plot-twists to the storyline:

1. The carjackers were presented as pretty smart having completed a number of jobs in the past but simultaneously too unsophisticated to know that millions of gems would be tracked?

2. I absolutely hate it when during a life-or-death fight scene, the good guy/girl would get the upper hand against the bad guy who's literally trying to kill him/her, but then NEVER seems to finish him off. They ALWAYS inexplicably turns their back on the bad guy or otherwise gets distracted and allows their mortal enemy to regain the upper hand; it's so stupid!

The way was mainly opened with BALLE PERDUE films series - which is not finished - and resumed with GTMAX, TIGRES ET HYENES, and some Olivier Marchal's films now "forbidden" in movie theaters. Not unbearable films, far from that, but with always some light touches that have nothing to do in those gritty plots. I mean SUPPOSED to be gritty plots. The most interesting thing here is Frank Gastambide's character as some kind of villain, very unusual for him. He is not a gangster, not a cop, just some kind of mercenary working for the palaces and tracking down punks. As in some crime movies where robbers pull a heist against a mafia casino and are hunted my mafia goons. I love this Gastambide's role, but I really disllike the romance element here, between Olivier Marchal's daughter - Zoé and the young father with his daughter. It has nothing to do here, and the kids scenes really annoyed me. Back to Frank Gastambide, he should play in a further Olivier Marchal's film. The acting here is superb, even for supporting roles. But it could not have been grittier. It is tough, with good surprises. There was another thing that annoyed me, pulling a heist, armed robbery, without gloves.... They touch several things, cars, briefcases; what about finger prints? Screenwriters should be more careful to such details.

I almost feel guilty because it's like kicking a dog when it's already down. There were just so many mistakes in the film that it was hard to watch. I mean, I guess if you just need to watch a couple hours of nothing but stupid violence, then go for it. If you want any kind of intelligent plot or follow through, forget about it. And I hate to give stuff away in movies, but anybody who watches it is gonna see that there were so many things done wrong.

I guess mostly what I can say is it managed to scare my poor little dog! With all of its noisy violence and outburst. But OMG it was just so completely stupid. It was like teenagers in the living room with a video camera. OK now you shoot him, now you shoot him now. Do this OK fall down that'll be cool. Hey can you jump off that chair. It was that immature a production. Was it made by a 12-year-old? Yuck! Can I get that time back? And how did this production get access to that beautiful hotel? Off season, someone ... How did I manage to write this with no spoilers? Amazing!

If you need something to happen on your tv-set while you're hangover and don't want a plot more advanced than any low budget comics - this is it!

Action: yes. Good action: no.

I would sincerely recommend this movie for.. hmm You, the drunk guy not wanting to think or be interested while you're looking at some cheap action. Or maybe you: the guy that thinks that the world is missing out on cheap 80's action shows where the "hero" wins over all odds.

Or rather : I would not recommend this movie to anyone....

Well, maybe I am too harsh. There _are_ several shoot-outs and the hero's gang doesn't always win. Even som 'touching moments' of you are used to watching the Disney channel. Maybe you would like this movie as well?

A terrible script straight out of ChatGPT, action scenes worthy of a Z-movie, and above all, a hilarious cast, and shame on these pseudo actors/actresses.

When Franck Gastambide is the best actor (or rather the least worst) in this film, you know you're going to waste two hours of your life, the prize going to the heroine Zoé Marchal (daughter of Olivier Marchal... well, this would explain it) who plays... oh my god, it's stinging your eyes and ears. Poor thing, find yourself another hobby... Apart from serving as a means of torture or annoying your mother-in-law, I see no reason to watch this rubbish.