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Sadly Over-hyped

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

This movie should just be fine if you want to relax from deep artistic movies with emotionally saturated tones. It's nothing quite new, but it is entertaining and makes you wondering what happens next and who plays who. Phenomenal cast lives up to expectation with their performances, so if someone finds this movie not good enough, well, there are many worldwide famous actors/actresses, so at least you would get to see them on the roll. The movie itself does consist of some scenes of quite naive nature, but this is easy to get over, as it is really an action flick where one doesn't need to think much about plot holes.DISCLAIMER : Everything stated in this review is entirely matter of personal opinion and doesn't have to coincide with the opinions of other reviewers

A very good movie with a good storyline,excellent script,acting,setting and pairing between Robert De Niro and Jean Reno.Wish to watch them again together on the screen.

This French-set thriller opens with Sam, a former CIA operative entering a Parisian bar; here he meets Deirdre, an Irish woman who is recruiting a team to steal a case that the Russians are also keen to get their hands on. We are quickly introduced to the rest of the team; Vincent, Gregor, Spence and Larry. One of their number is soon dismissed when it is revealed that he is just a wannabe rather than the skilled ex-soldier he claimed. The remaining members get on with the job but just as it looks as though they have got the case it turns out that one of their number intends to betray them and inevitably he gets his hands on the case. Now both the Russians and the remaining members of the team are after the case and if that weren't enough the team's Irish employers seem about to betray them as well.If you are looking for a solid thriller with plenty of action this is definitely worth watching. There are plenty of impressive shootouts and a couple of really good car chases. There are several tense moments and a few real surprises. The story itself is fairly simple and we never learn what is in the case. The fact that the case remains a McGuffin is a good thing to my mind; this way it can be whatever the viewer thinks it is; if it was explained explicitly we'd be wondering how realistic it is that both the Russians and a shadowy Irish group want with it. The cast features plenty of well-known actors most of whom are on good form. Robert De Niro puts in a solid performance as Sam and Jean Reno is equally impressive as Vincent. Natascha McElhone impresses as Deirdre and Stellan Skarsgård is great as Gregor. Sean Bean is fun as Spence even though his character isn't around for all that long. The ending is satisfying although trying to tie it in to certain real life events seemed a bit forced. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of classic action-thrillers; especially if you like a really good car chase.

A team of mercenaries: Sam (Robert De Niro), former ex-CIA officer; Vincent (Jean Reno), former French intelligence agent; Gregor (Stellan Skarsgård), a KGB-trained East German agent and electronics and surveillance expert; Larry (Skip Sudduth); a mechanic and expert wheelman; and Deirdre (Natascha McElhone), an IRA operative working in Paris, plan an attack on an armed convoy to steal a steel briefcase. Their hijacking is successful, but Gregor takes the case and Deirdre is intercepted by her former IRA handler, Seamus (Jonathan Pryce). Sam and Vincent finds themselves left together and soon make an effective duo. They chase the briefcase through Paris, while competing against Deirdre, Seamus and Gregor's Russian mob buyers for ownership of the case. It also features some of the most elaborate car chase work ever filmed, with pursuits all over the streets and traffic tunnels of Paris. This was made with a number of high performance luxury cars from Peugeot, Audi, Mercedes, and BMW. The car chases were indicative of filmmaker John Frankenheimer, who's the director car racing thriller Grand Prix.