(spoilers) I rented this film because it has two of my favorite French actors in it, the lovely Vincent Cassel and Jean Reno. It started out in a very interesting way-a body is found up on a mountain in a horribly mutilated state.body is that of a librarian/professor at a nearby exclusive college in the French Alps. Reno's character is a hotshot cop from Paris who is sent to investigate the body.
So far, so good. But this film quickly degenerates into a morass of trite dialogue, puzzling 'clues' and stupid fight scenes. I had the so-called mystery figured out in about twenty minutes, what there was of it.
The director dragged this film out for a long time on a very minor and quite cheesy plot. It was painful to watch two such talented actors as Reno and Cassel wander through this trite film with absolutely nothing to do but spout hackneyed lines and, in the case of Reno, tremble and fairly p**s himself every time his character came near a dog. Sad, really.
This movie is a below average thriller. The plot is a head scratcher. There were so many loose ends that I think I could have knit myself a sweater from them. And the demon twins at the end were just laughable. That last fight between Cassel and the 'crazy' twin resembled the fight scene at the end of the really bad and cheesy Canadian film The Final Sacrifice. I was sorely disappointed in this film.
So far, so good. But this film quickly degenerates into a morass of trite dialogue, puzzling 'clues' and stupid fight scenes. I had the so-called mystery figured out in about twenty minutes, what there was of it.
The director dragged this film out for a long time on a very minor and quite cheesy plot. It was painful to watch two such talented actors as Reno and Cassel wander through this trite film with absolutely nothing to do but spout hackneyed lines and, in the case of Reno, tremble and fairly p**s himself every time his character came near a dog. Sad, really.
This movie is a below average thriller. The plot is a head scratcher. There were so many loose ends that I think I could have knit myself a sweater from them. And the demon twins at the end were just laughable. That last fight between Cassel and the 'crazy' twin resembled the fight scene at the end of the really bad and cheesy Canadian film The Final Sacrifice. I was sorely disappointed in this film.