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      The Code

      R Released Feb 13, 2004 1h 46m Crime Drama Action List
      Reviews 42% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score After spending four years in prison, a man (Samuel Le Bihan) faces pressure from his old cronies to rejoin the gangster lifestyle. Read More Read Less

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      Roger L A very good story and a well played movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/11/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a film that I had added tot he queue on Netfux because of the involvement of Simon Le Bihan of Brotherhood Of The Wolf fame, and I was hoping for a gritty French crime film, but ultimately it was just a fairly predicable film about a career criminal trying to go straight while his idiot sibling is being drawn further into a criminal lifestyle. I suppose it's harmless enough, but I was left very cold, as you've seen this story MANY times before and nothing in particular about this set it apart form the other films. Rental? At best? Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie loved it.. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Can't say I liked this French movie. The feeling of "<i>I've seen this all before and much better</i>" was very strong. There is nothing interesting to watch. This is maffia and crime and a lot of emotions but <i>something</i> that made it worth watching was missing in this movie. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member La Mentale... ou The Film de gangster franchouillard qui cherche a peter plus haut que son cul (les auteurs disent s'etre inspire de Melville... please laisse ce cher Jean-Pierre reposer en paix). Ecrit par Bibi Naceri, frere de Sami et (mauvais) acteur dans Banlieue 13, La Mentale disserte sur le code de l'honneur inherant a certains membres de la voyoucratie. Loin de moi l'idee de remettre en cause le vecu du scenariste (tout ceci est parait il inspire de faits reels...mouais) mais le film ne fonctionne pas, la faute a de multiples defauts et la on a l'embarras du choix . Des acteurs execrables :Le Bihan a le charisme d'un oeuf, Clotilde Coureau aussi credible en gitane que Marthe Villalonga en Spiderman et Sami Naceri se croit dans Scarface... on se demande ce que des comediens comme Philippe Nahon, Michel Duchaussoy et Francis Renaud viennent foutre ici ! Les dialogues...outranciers et surjoues au possible : voir la scene ou le Bihan va gueuler comme un poivrot sous les fenetres de sa copine. La mentale se voudrait une peinture realiste du milieu mais manque totalement de credibilite... Mais le pire dans tout ça, c'est qu'on se fait chier pendant 1h30 : un pauvre gunfight, quelques bourre-pifs et puis c'est tout. Au moins dans Truands de Schoendorffer, des mecs se faisaient buter, charcuter et y avait du cul meme si c'etait parfois d'une gratuite effarante et souvent hilarant (ah Philippe Caubere...mais c'est une autre histoire). Des qualites ? Une ou deux belles scenes, quelques comediens qui restent sobres et basta ! Bref, j'ai perdu mon temps alors que c'est un truc que j'avais telecharge, d'habitude je suis indulgent mais faut pas pousser. Apres cette entreprise catastrophique, la carriere de Le Bihan a pris l'eau et le real est passe a la television ou il torche des episodes de Diane Femme Flic...on comprend pourquoi. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Just superb, Hollywood can never get close enough to this action-packed french thriller Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis After spending four years in prison, a man (Samuel Le Bihan) faces pressure from his old cronies to rejoin the gangster lifestyle.
      Director
      Manuel Boursinhac
      Distributor
      Samuel Goldwyn Company, Columbia Pictures
      Production Co
      Canal+
      Rating
      R (Strong Violence|Sexuality|Language)
      Genre
      Crime, Drama, Action
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Feb 13, 2004, Original
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $12.8K
      Runtime
      1h 46m
      Sound Mix
      Surround