This film rattles along at a good pace and doesn't feel the need to extend its 80 minutes running time with unnecessary backstories. It doesn't ask us to like the characters or feel any sympathy for them - they are what they are, take them or leave them. Ten minutes shorter than any premier league match with a lot more action and better French acting to boot.
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mnugent-7458014 July 2019
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French action movies of the recent past, have one thing in common: they do know their action stunt stuff. So even if you're not that into the stories or characters of the movies, at least you'll have something to enjoy. Be it a car chase, a shootout or just the pure tension in builds in confrontational scenes between the characters.
This has a gang of people who know their criminal abilities and do utilize them as good as they can. With a charismatic leader like that, it's not that hard to get that. Of course as you can imagine, some things will go awry. The question is, will they get straight again. Although which side are you on? Can you cheer them on? It's just a movie, but I know some people have issues with rooting for criminals even in a make belief scenario like this ... -
r96sk13 March 2020A pretty straightforward film.
'The Crew' starts off intriguing, as we meet Yanis, Eric & Co. to get a gist of what they're about. Then comes the big event, which precedes the finale. As mentioned, it's straight to the point - not much character development etc.
It all becomes a bit too predictable, with the ending concluding a little open-ended. A few other things slightly bugged me, like when the big things go down the roads are empty - made the world, at those points, feel empty.
In conclusion, it's an average film - not terrible, not great. The second act is the standout part. Sami Bouajila is the star of this, though props to Guillaume Gouix too. -
This crime flick is exactly what I expected. Taut, sharp, with no extra shot or scene - ON THE CONTRARY, UNFORTUNATELY - action packed, but not only. The story of an armored trucks robbers gang who gets involved against their will with big scale drug dealers. Only because one of the robbers sold to the pushers a pistol already used during the last heist. So, the pusher gets arrested and put under custody because of this and, for retribution, the drug gang asks the robbers to attack a go fast convoy for them. But big scale gangsters are not so easy to be robbed as poor armored trucks guards... Unfortunately, the big flaw in this movie is that it is far too short. Far too short !!! I think of COLT 45, two years ago, another crime French crime flick but without gangsters whilst this one is without cops...COLT 45 was far far far too short too. And for this one, I hate one of the last sequences, SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS, when the two remaining hoods pull the escape heist. How do they proceed, how to they hit and crash the police truck? This scene is really hurried over. And I hate that. But besides this, this is a true gritty action French crime movie. And a true masterpiece compared to last year garbage ANTIGANG.
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m-bachurov3 September 2019That's one quick-fire French gritty gangster movie, showing the true face of crime. Outcomes of certain actions were logical and this is the main reason makes sense. Actions have consequences. Nobody said they should be beautiful. It's short and it's real. Press play.
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madhukar3030 May 2021No matter what, Braqueurs will always draw comparisons to the 1995 Hollywood movie Heat as Heat was made 20 years earlier and has a very similar storyline. But on the whole Braqueurs has a soul on its own and is very good to watch, even as cliches galore. Having been fed on a regular dose of Hollywood styled action and heist movies since the mid 80s, I found Braqueurs to be quite impressive and engaging, with some strong believable characters and hardcore action stunts. Director Julien Leclercq is impress us with his treatment and storytelling ability.
Cinematography is very strong and the action scenes are very well shot and presented. Screenplay though cliched heavily or repeated many hundred times in the past decades, is still impressive with its characters and pacing. The ability to spring a surprise is another strong point of Julien Leclerq with his visuals. Music was handled very well, in fact the music director knew very well, when to keep quiet. I wish the editor had put in more than the final cut's 81 minutes runtime. Production design, costumes and makeup were all good. On the acting front though nobody impressed much but the fact is nobody disappointed either.
Overall, Braqueurs is a highly recommended movie for all action movie fans around the world. The movie may not suit young audiences, as it contains some nudity. At 81 minutes runtime this movie will be over in a jiffy and is worth a try for its pulsating joyride it provides. Braqueurs, the French gangster flick is the kind of movie that seriously punches way above its weight and is in line with Troopa de elite, The Raid and Extraction to name a few others. A solid 6.8 stars out of 10 for a serious but fun stellar action movie. -
spatterson0520 March 2019Okay guys, give this movie a chance. The plot is decent and the movie is not long, it's long enough for you to engage the characters and really get into it. Looking forward to the sequel!
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timsharpe129 August 2019Not a bad action film. Subtitles as is a French movie but I changed the language so watched in English. This film has plenty of action/shooting so you won't be disappointed. The story is quite thin but it's watchable for something different.
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Good action for a B-movie. Not much story if you are looking for that, just simple plot, straight to action. You wont get deep in any character. But that's ok for me as I didn't even realized I was fully engaged throughout. Its only too bad that story ended abruptly. I wish they developed the ending more. But its already 2 hours.
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femkedevries-7456018 November 2018The story is never exiting, drags along and if youre here for the action you could better watch another movie. Also it's hard to find sympathy for the main characters, who all make dumb decisions all the time and are easy to dislike. One cliche follows the other quickly, as well in the storyline as in the characters. Boring.
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crispbylegend5 December 2018The Crew is a very tense film, but nothing stellar if you're not in a thinking mood. Although not the most intelligent crime thriller, dropping the in-your-face attitude of the typical action blockbuster benefits the suspense of this movie. More often than not, I found myself contemplating what would happen next, above all else. And, with the best timing--although not too frequently--morbidly quick action cuts in to blow the tension. If you want helicopters dropping nuclear warheads on every world leader while the protagonist has to scale buildings in order to save the planet from extinction--go watch Mission Impossible. But if you want a story capitalizing on tension and brevity in order to recall the double-edged tragic tales of an assortment of real, tangible characters, The Crew is a great choice.
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loversofmovies2 April 2020What more can I say ? I really enjoyed this movie. French movies are awesome.
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Wizard-825 November 2018I was interested in watching this French crime drama/actioner to see what they would accomplish on a budget smaller than a Hollywood blockbuster. The look of the movie is acceptable, though throughout it's clear that the movie is on a somewhat more limited scale. But that isn't really the problem with the movie. Whether you are French or not, most likely you'll find the movie to be mostly drab. There's far too much talk, and none of the talk is particularly colorful or interesting. As for the action sequences, they are okay, but due to the aforementioned lower budget, they are not as grand scale or exciting as in Hollywood movies. Not an engaging movie, as you've probably concluded, though it's brief running time (81 minutes) does prevent it from joining the list of all time worst crime/action movies.
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o_s_k_r20 March 2020I watched this in french on Netflix and paused it a lot so that I could translate.
Interesting for a while, however the plot takes us to a few less than credible places... The titular gang gets mixed up with a much-less-principled gang, apparently because of a "hot" gun that was sold to a member of said gang. Ok sure, but do they really have NO OTHER OPTION other than an incredibly risky braqueur smash grab of a huge pile of heroin? They seem resigned to fighting this nasty crew anyway, it's not clear why they don't just take them on right away, rather than undertaking such a risky operation before hand. They even apparently leave a skillion euros worth of heroin just lying on the warehouse floor.
It also turns out this nasty gang has kidnapped their loved ones, the worst of it is that they kill the cute wife of the nicest braqueur. As the director deliberately doesn't show us the body we can presume she is raped or mutilated or possibly both. It's a drastic shift in tone from tough action movie into ugly grimness and I personally found it a real downer.
Ok, but kinda silly and flawed. -
MadamWarden1 December 2018If you like Hollywood action fodder, this one use not for you. If you like taut, stylishly made French gangster movies, then you will enjoy this. This is a movie about crime and its rewards. The "hero' is a very careful professional. Cool, calm and highly successful. His heists are all that he lives for. Other than his loyalty to his family. When it all falls apart, he stays can and collected but in the end, he knows the ending but accepts the price of his crimes to try keep his family safe. But the bottom line is that no matter how cool and professional you are, crime does not pay.
Bottom line, a nice little gritty film with good action, acting and direction. Much better than the usual Netflix fare and certainly better viewing than most out of Hollywood. -
Easygoer102 October 2020The opening of this film is a cheap ripoff of Michael Mann's "Heat" (1995). The same is true for another recent French film "The Wolf's Call" (2019). That plot is stolen straight from 2 other American films: "The Hunt for Red October" and "Fail Safe". Please watch the films I listed and skip this so called "stylish" caper. It's pure trash.
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isantistao3 August 2020This is the most boring heist movie I've ever seen. I couldn't believe how boring it was. I watched half of it and had to turn it off because I was so bored. There was absolutely no action, no suspense, nothing. The writing just wasn't compelling enough. And I should have turned it off sooner but I kept thinking that it would get going but it never did. You shouldn't be able to watch half of an action movie and have there be no action. Just terrible.
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soniclife-9161229 March 2019I keep it short worth watching if u like action crime and a good story
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bilbtataye4 January 2021It is a pure action movie, rather well made. Story is not very credible and we lack empathy towards the characters. Better off avoiding it.
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jayeshdave787 December 2020If the ending had not been completely senseless, would've gotten a much higher rating.
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tstyles131 May 2021Wonderfully paced. A lot of action and violence. Forget American cinema do you watch anything good you got to go foreign.
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dan-enachi26 December 2020It has to be, it ended so abrupt, I could actually see on screen "...to be continued". I mean good acting, good action, why would you finish it this way?? Man, they've ruined what promised to be an excellent one.
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virgiliobarros30 November 2018For some it can be boring, for me is action at another level, more smart than more action movies.
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The Crew has lots of action and gunfire, some scenes of which are genuine surprises. But there's really not much of a story to sink your teeth into.