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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "The events may be accurate, but 'Mesrine' is so episodic that it's slightly maddening to watch." (Read the full review...) 222 words, 08/27/10 Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Mesrine was the most famous criminal in French history, and he came to that role only late in his career, after he was already famous in Canada and the United States." (Read the full review...) 973 words, 08/26/10 James Berardinelli, Reel Views: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a worthy entry to the genre, although the incompleteness of the story makes it difficult to evaluate on its own.... entertaining despite its unevenness..." (Read the full review...) 1,054 words, 08/14/10
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Mr. Cassel's monumental performance fuses the cobralike menace of the young Robert Mitchum with the whipsaw, shape-shifting (from wiry to bulbous) volatility of classic Robert De Niro..." (Read the full review...) 1,161 words, 08/27/10 Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: MODERATE (cg) "Cassel is a gifted actor, but he doesn't have enough to grab on to. His character is basically just an egomaniac reluctant to work an honest job." (Read the full review...) 152 words, 08/27/10 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a thug's life writ very large... conventional cops and robbers stuff, leavened with a bit of sex and sequences of brutal, at times sadistic, violence. What elevates it above the norm is bravura acting by Vincent Cassel in the title role." (Read the full review...) 657 words, 08/27/10 V.A. Musetto, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...feels like a marathon.... Lovers of car chases, shootouts, explosions and general mayhem will be turned on..." (Read the full review...) 316 words, 08/27/10 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD (cg) "...enjoyably trashy... Cassel clearly is having the time of his screen life. His zest is infectious. The movie's nothing distinctive in terms of technique, but it certainly moves." (Read the full review...) 479 words, 08/27/10 John Anderson, New York Newsday: OUTSTANDING (cg) "It's safe to say no one will tire of Cassel.... He plays Mesrine as egomaniacal, homicidal, swashbuckling and hilarious." (Read the full review...) 332 words, 09/10/10 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Mesrine was the most famous criminal in French history, and he came to that role only late in his career, after he was already famous in Canada and the United States." (Read the full review...) 973 words, 08/26/10 Nicolas Rapold, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "Richet's wearisome approach -- his daisy chain of capers and hideouts, with no feel for which events to dwell on, suggests an impatience with basic storytelling..." (Read the full review...) 660 words, 08/25/10 Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: MODERATE (cg) "...an epic of surface mayhem.... careens through sequential incidents of violence. He beats, shoots, leaves.... like a trailer desperately in search of its own movie." (Read the full review...) 559 words, 08/13/10 Jennie Punter, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD (cg) "...exciting, but lacks a clear theme." (Read the full review...) 481 words, 08/13/10 Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Cassel endows Mesrine with a wily intelligence and low-heat charisma, but leaves the emotions out of it." (Read the full review...) 205 words, 08/12/10
Jen Chaney, Washington Post: MODERATE (cg) "...unfolds like a story that has been told before... gives off the vibe of a Scorsese picture, a 'Goodfellas en Francais.' " (Read the full review...) 653 words, 08/27/10 Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD (cg) "...an exhilarating old-school crime pic.... doesn't exactly romanticize its pistol-packin' protagonist, but it doesn't condemn him, either." (Read the full review...) 346 words, 08/27/10 Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Cassel's mesmerizing presence in the center of Jean-François Richet's two films lifts them above the somewhat conventional life-and-death-in-crime genre pictures these are." (Read the full review...) 694 words, 01/14/11 Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...astounding. Most of the credit goes to Vincent Cassel, who changes physically through the films at least as much as Robert De Niro did in 'Raging Bull.' " (Read the full review...) 559 words, 01/14/11 Cary Darling, Dallas Morning News: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...sprawling, engrossing..." (Read the full review...) 312 words, 08/27/10 Ty Burr, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD (cg) "...until an abrupt non-ending, has enough criminal brutality and outlaw bravura to render a moviegoer happily knocked about..." (Read the full review...) 621 words, 08/27/10 Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a shot of adrenaline.... packed with incidents and episodes and almost every scene has its own special tension or appeal.... brisk, irresistible entertainment." (Read the full review...) 543 words, 08/27/10 Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD (cg) "Jean-François Richet's film is an engaging one, even if it often plays like a re-enacted, high-episodic documentary." (Read the full review...) 402 words, 08/27/10 Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: EXCELLENT (cg) "...isn't a great work, but it's built on a magnificent central performance, and it builds in strength and engagement as it goes along." (Read the full review...) 600 words, 08/27/10 Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a wild, bullet-riddled ride as audacious as its protagonist. Crime may not pay, but it can certainly make for fun, splashy movies." (Read the full review...) 593 words, 10/08/10
Nicolas Rapold, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "Richet's wearisome approach -- his daisy chain of capers and hideouts, with no feel for which events to dwell on, suggests an impatience with basic storytelling..." (Read the full review...) 660 words, 08/25/10 Betsy Sherman, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD (cg) "Violent and brash... a solidly entertaining, if not groundbreaking, tale of a gangster's rise to notoriety." (Read the full review...) 648 words, 08/26/10 Tasha Robinson, AV Club: GOOD (cg) "...shapeless, overstuffed... Cassel is convincing and riveting..." (Read the full review...) 467 words, 08/26/10 Simon Abrams, Slant: MODERATE (cg) "...scenes are like monochromatic mosaic tiles that rarely build directly on the emotional payoff of previous sequences." (Read the full review...) 691 words, 08/23/10 Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Cassel endows Mesrine with a wily intelligence and low-heat charisma, but leaves the emotions out of it." (Read the full review...) 205 words, 08/12/10 Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...doesn't dig deeply into the relationship between crime and fame.... compensates for thin themes with its high-adrenaline set pieces and a magnetic performance from Cassel..." (Read the full review...) 806 words, 08/25/10
Bob Mondello, NPR All Things Considered: GOOD "The filmmakers never even remotely try to make Mesrine appealing. But they sure make him seductive.... like a classic gangster flick." (Listen to the full review...) 225 seconds, 08/27/10 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: MODERATE "Cassel is a relentless force... Does Mesrine's life justify two parts and a total running time of 246 minutes? The weight of the evidence says it does not." (Read the full review...) 365 words, 09/03/10 Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Mr. Cassel's monumental performance fuses the cobralike menace of the young Robert Mitchum with the whipsaw, shape-shifting (from wiry to bulbous) volatility of classic Robert De Niro..." (Read the full review...) 1,161 words, 08/27/10 Anthony Lane, New Yorker: MODERATE "...performs the unlikely trick of being both taut and plotless.... Richet has but a fraction of the sleek artistry that Michael Mann, for instance, brought to 'Public Enemies' and 'Heat'..." (Read the full review...) 828 words, 08/09/10 John Powers, NPR Fresh Air: VERY GOOD "Jean-Francois Richet's juiced-up style seems steeped in rollicking American pictures like 'Goodfellas'.... most enjoyable as a classic, French-style character study..." (Listen to the full review...) 343 seconds, 08/27/10 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a thug's life writ very large... conventional cops and robbers stuff, leavened with a bit of sex and sequences of brutal, at times sadistic, violence. What elevates it above the norm is bravura acting by Vincent Cassel in the title role." (Read the full review...) 657 words, 08/27/10
Robert Koehler, Daily Variety: WEAK "...episodic to a fault... The effect of Richet's hyperventilating filmmaking is akin to that of an extended-play trailer.... Pic's narrative compression grows ridiculous..." (Read the full review...) 778 words, 09/15/08 Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...shoves France's most notorious criminal on to the screen with propulsive action and swagger. No one asks you to like the guy; just strap on your seat belt for a wild ride into the audacious." (Read the full review...) 565 words, 09/10/08 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a thug's life writ very large... conventional cops and robbers stuff, leavened with a bit of sex and sequences of brutal, at times sadistic, violence. What elevates it above the norm is bravura acting by Vincent Cassel in the title role." (Read the full review...) 657 words, 08/27/10 Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...an epic of ambitious proportions... Rendering a truly astonishing and dominant performance, Vincent Cassel holds the long, necessarily episodic film on his robust shoulders." (Read the full review...) 963 words, 08/25/10 Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Mr. Cassel's monumental performance fuses the cobralike menace of the young Robert Mitchum with the whipsaw, shape-shifting (from wiry to bulbous) volatility of classic Robert De Niro..." (Read the full review...) 1,161 words, 08/27/10 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: MODERATE "Cassel is a relentless force... Does Mesrine's life justify two parts and a total running time of 246 minutes? The weight of the evidence says it does not." (Read the full review...) 365 words, 09/03/10
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