Dobermann

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Dobermann

R

Released Jul 1, 1998

1h 43m

Action

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He is the slickest and toughest gangster in town -- the Dobermann (Vincent Cassel) is the leader of the gang of the same name. They have more bank robberies to their name than they can count. His adversary, Christini, is not only the most corrupt and ruthless cop in town, but also hell bent to capture the Dobermann.

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Not for sensitive dispositions.

Rated: 3/5

May 13, 2022

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The hyperactive pop video aesthetic has dated a bit, and the crash zooms and the extreme close-ups are tiring, but there’s no doubting the ultraviolent, ultratasteless energy of it all...

Rated: 3/5

May 11, 2022

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Joel Fisher

Battle Royale With Cheese

Besides the fast-paced shootouts with pumping music, there’s little else that stays in the memory.

May 20, 2022

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

Remains a pulpy and lurid crime portrait which benefits from a fantastic cast and imaginative action sequences.

May 13, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…Dobermann is well worth this 25th anniversary revival; it’s glamorous, gruesome, dangerous, immoral, and a pretty good watch if you’re in the mood for something transgressive…

Rated: 4/5

May 11, 2022

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

... is a must see for its sheer levels of craziness coupled with good acting and to see a young Cassel and Bellucci blow stuff and people up.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 19, 2020

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Dobermann (Vincent Cassel, Black Swan) got his first gun at his baptism. Now, he leads a gang of bank robbers, made up of his knife-throwing deaf girlfriend Nat the Gypsy (Monica Bellucci!), Olivier who is also a woman named Sonia, Pitbull and even a priest who likes to put grenades into the helmets of motorcycle cops. A sadistic cop named Christini (Tchéky Karyo) has been chasing Dobermann for what seems like an eternity and he decides that this will be the night he catches him. He sets up an ambush in a club as the gang celebrates their latest bank robbery and his methods are even worse than the villains. This film may have an opening CGI animation that looks dated and sure, it's highly influenced by Tarantino, but it's packed with action and incredibly cool villains as protagonists. There's been a sequel planned for a long time and I hope that it gets made. If you're into gunplay set to music by Prodigy, I mean, you really should watch this. I also realize that this is a very small subgenre of action film fans, but so it goes. Director Jan Kounen and Cassel would go on to make Blueberry, which is based on the comic books by Jean "Moebius" Giraud. That makes sense, as this film is also based on a comic book by Joel Houssin.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Silliness but with plenty of action melds a Luc Besson like humor with Guy Ritchie like execution; Cassel and Bellucci make for a fun duo

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Another fantastic film of Monica Bellucci... You should see it...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Ultra-stylised violent crime thriller. Slick, sexy and silly with a pumping soundtrack.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Not a classic by any stretch but it is completely mental and entertaining. It has a kind of 'Natural Born Killers' feel about it and as with most films from this era, it is heavily influenced by Tarantino. Serious set of charlies on Bellucci. Tcheky Karyo is the detective hunting the gang, and in the process is a sick fucking bastard.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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17 ans que je n'avais pas revu ce film ! A l'epoque je n'avais pas aime. A part la rea plutot pas mal et Karyo en bad cop, le reste ne vaut pas grand chose.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Jan Kounen

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Yann Le Pentrec aka Dobermann

Tchéky Karyo

Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini

Monica Bellucci

Nathalie

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Jean-Claude Ayache, dit Moustique

Dominique Bettenfeld

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Synopsis

He is the slickest and toughest gangster in town -- the Dobermann (Vincent Cassel) is the leader of the gang of the same name. They have more bank robberies to their name than they can count. His adversary, Christini, is not only the most corrupt and ruthless cop in town, but also hell bent to capture the Dobermann.

Director: Jan Kounen
Producer: Éric Névé
Screenwriter: Joel Houssin
Distributor: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production Co: Noé Productions, Le Studio Canal +, PolyGram Audiovisuel, France 3 Cinéma, La Chauve Souris
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 24, 2024
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Surround

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