Some kind of LA HAINE sequel but not rip-off, as there were so many; too many. This is a brutal, disgusting, disturbing analysis of the modern world, using several elements, I would say several tributes; for instance Michael Winner's THE MECHANIC that will meet Jacques Audiard's REGARDE LES HOMMES TOMBER, two men relationship, complex relationship around contract killing, two generations of killers, and here THREE generations of killers. But the basic meaning of this story is more than this, it also evokes the infuence that TV impact - agressive, violent commercials and broadcast news - has on human behavior. So that's why I say this film is another picture of today's world, different from LA HAINE on the form but certainly not on the purpose. And this movie belongs to the list of features where the lead character dies in the middle of the film: remember PSYCHO, THE COWBOYS (1972 and 2015), GYPSY MOTHS, UN PRINTEMPS A PARIS.... It is awesome, but I understand that many audiences hated this film, and the shock that provoked in Cannes Film Festival. Serrault's terrific performance. Serge Leroy also made a film which topic was not so far from this one ATTENTION LES ENFANTS REGARDENT. More or less the same approach on the meaning.
Review of Assassin(s)
