Sans Répit (Restless, in the USA) uses a common formula to drive its plot: a dirty cop covers up his dirty deed and gets threatened by a witness. We follow Thomas, a lieutenant from the Criminal District, whose following hours are a mess. Talk about getting into one problem after problem. When Thomas thinks he is done with one, he stumbles into another problem.
The movie is alright, but you won't find anything new here. This dirty cop's redemption story has been done multiple times.
Thomas' district is corrupt, including himself. It is implied that they do it because of their low salaries. They take bribes to allow criminal activities. There is this one subplot where Internal Affairs is investigating the policemen, but this subplot gets dismissed for the master plot. The master plot is that Thomas ended up in a messy situation, and now someone is threatening him. But Thomas is kinda dumb, and this, to me, is the main problem in this movie: the main character is not likable.
Throughout the movie, we see Thomas jumping from mess to mess like a frightened kitten. I don't mind that he is a dirty cop; it makes for a cool redemption plot if done right, but this movie does not hit the spot for me. The relationship between Thomas and his friend, Marc, is not used in the movie, but rather when it is convenient. The reason is a stupid fight about one talking about one's mom while the other replies about one's wife. So you are left with dumb Thomas trying to cover up his mess while also trying to get on top of the guy that is using him.
Thomas' plan to hide his mess was such a dumb and tense scene that I was not sure what was I watching. There were so many different ways he could cover up his stuff; instead, he goes with the most non-sense one. It was obvious that that would backfire.
Close to the end of the movie, you, of course, get Mister Expositional Guy explaining the whole plot. The one dude that knows everything. I guess plots nowadays are like this: you get a situation that evolves into a complicated line. Then, you get one loose end that connects all the dots at once. And then you need a final scene to wrap it all up. The first Fantastic Beasts movie is exactly like that; this movie is too.
Was it bad? Nope. Was it good? Nope. I guess it's one movie to watch once if you have nothing better to do (or watch.)
The movie is alright, but you won't find anything new here. This dirty cop's redemption story has been done multiple times.
Thomas' district is corrupt, including himself. It is implied that they do it because of their low salaries. They take bribes to allow criminal activities. There is this one subplot where Internal Affairs is investigating the policemen, but this subplot gets dismissed for the master plot. The master plot is that Thomas ended up in a messy situation, and now someone is threatening him. But Thomas is kinda dumb, and this, to me, is the main problem in this movie: the main character is not likable.
Throughout the movie, we see Thomas jumping from mess to mess like a frightened kitten. I don't mind that he is a dirty cop; it makes for a cool redemption plot if done right, but this movie does not hit the spot for me. The relationship between Thomas and his friend, Marc, is not used in the movie, but rather when it is convenient. The reason is a stupid fight about one talking about one's mom while the other replies about one's wife. So you are left with dumb Thomas trying to cover up his mess while also trying to get on top of the guy that is using him.
Thomas' plan to hide his mess was such a dumb and tense scene that I was not sure what was I watching. There were so many different ways he could cover up his stuff; instead, he goes with the most non-sense one. It was obvious that that would backfire.
Close to the end of the movie, you, of course, get Mister Expositional Guy explaining the whole plot. The one dude that knows everything. I guess plots nowadays are like this: you get a situation that evolves into a complicated line. Then, you get one loose end that connects all the dots at once. And then you need a final scene to wrap it all up. The first Fantastic Beasts movie is exactly like that; this movie is too.
Was it bad? Nope. Was it good? Nope. I guess it's one movie to watch once if you have nothing better to do (or watch.)