Thursday, February 9, 2012

Mesrine pt2

France Vincent Cassel

This completes the story of one of France's most notorious criminals. His success gave Mesrine an enormously swelled head and his behavior became more and more outrageous. By the end of his life he wanted to overthrow the government...for personal reasons. He foresaw his fate...how else could it end?...but played out his predetermined role.

Cassel shines in this film. He has a limited range but within it...like here...he towers over the other performers. In this half of the story he changes his body language, voice tone, his whole bearing to reflect Mesrine's megalomania.

Powerful film...well presented.

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