Bala Perdida

Good intrigue and realistic car chase. Logical story board and action scenes, compared to USA big budget sequels... keep it up!!!

If you want to watch a movie with good action, and à decent story, then this is for you. It does have a lot of cliches, but that doesn't matter if you're just looking to shut your mind off and be entertained. It's that döner kebab that hits the spot and not the four course five star meal.

Let me first say, that for an international French film, by a newb (his first full length feature film) writer and director, Guillaume Pierret, this film was one heck of a ride. I agree with most reviewers that this should not be compared to any Hollywood blockbusters (my title was being facetious). Albeit not overly original, this fun action/crime film was really well put together. The writing was tight and the directing on point. I've seen seasoned writers and directors come up with some flop films lately, so it's refreshing for a new filmmaker to come up with an almost flawless production. The 92 min runtime was just right, and the pacing was perfect. Cinematography was good, and the score surprisingly fitting for a B-grade international production. Casting was well put together with all performances convincing, especially the French Jason Statham looking, Alban Lenoir as Lino. I'm glad they left it open for a sequel, and hope they follow through. A well deserved 8/10 from me. To see more of my 1000+ ratings and 900+ reviews, click on my username.

Simple, fun, enjoyable and stylish. Not sure where the review saying everyone was anorexic came from as everyone seemed perfectly normal (albeit not obese so maybe European normal). Anyway, not ground breaking by French standards (and as has been correctly pointed out those are different from Hollywood) but a good addition to the genre.

Great action, a solid story, swift (and strong) character development considering the relatively short run time, good acting, good direction, good casting, good production, heroes, villains, and doesn't take itself too seriously (the opening scene is very funny and at least one of the fight scenes is is so implausible that it's actually brilliant).

A low budget, off the radar, very competent action film.