A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.
JoeyStarr
- Le pistachier
- (as Joey Starr)
Benaïssa Ahaouari
- Père de Karim
- (as Benhaïssa Ahouari)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBoth the film and the book it's adapted from are loosely based on a seventies gang war between Jacques Imbert aka "Jacky Le Mat" (considered to be the last "Don" of Marseille) and Tany Zampa. Just like Charly Matteï in the film, Jacky was left for dead on a parking lot with 22 bullets in his body by Zampa, yet miraculously survived with only his right arm remaining paralyzed.
- GoofsCharly's right arm is supposed to be paralyzed yet, whenever he is riding the motorcycle, he works the controls as if his arm and hand are perfectly normal.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Nanoman: Fekalonia (2015)
- SoundtracksE Lucevan Le Stelle Ah Franchigia A Floria Tosca
Music by Giacomo Puccini (as G. Puccini) and lyrics by Giuseppe Giacosa (as G. Giacosa) and Luigi Illica (as L. Illica)
Performed by Luciano Pavarotti
Featured review
Fast paced, but nothing that hasn't been done before and filled with clichés
I went to this movie in Sneak Preview, otherwise I probably would not have gone to watch it. The thought of watching a two hour thing about a French mafioso (do they even have Mafia in France?) who survives 22 bullets and then goes on a rampage of revenge, just doesn't appeal to me...
I'm going to have to admit that the movie wasn't really that bad though. There were some nice (and also brutal) scenes and Jean Reno was his usual steady self, nothing spectacular, but not bad either... overall the acting wasn't too bad. Not outstanding either, but given the fact that there are a lot of French nobody's in the film, (no disrespect intended!) that was a pleasant surprise.
However, there were too many cliché's in this movie to make it anything more than amusing. The whole story was very predictable, with no unexpected plot twists or anything spectacular that will make it memorable.
Conclusion: If you wanna lay back and watch an entertaining movie, this is probably one for you. However, if you are looking for a little more depth, pass on this one. It's not like you haven't seen this before...
I'm going to have to admit that the movie wasn't really that bad though. There were some nice (and also brutal) scenes and Jean Reno was his usual steady self, nothing spectacular, but not bad either... overall the acting wasn't too bad. Not outstanding either, but given the fact that there are a lot of French nobody's in the film, (no disrespect intended!) that was a pleasant surprise.
However, there were too many cliché's in this movie to make it anything more than amusing. The whole story was very predictable, with no unexpected plot twists or anything spectacular that will make it memorable.
Conclusion: If you wanna lay back and watch an entertaining movie, this is probably one for you. However, if you are looking for a little more depth, pass on this one. It's not like you haven't seen this before...
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- w_vos67
- Apr 20, 2010
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Box office
- Budget
- €18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $21,695,883
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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