This flick is full of unrelenting action - some of it so disjointed at the beginning I thought it could be a Hong Kong kung fu production. But the pieces came together in a "Dan Brownish" sort of way about half way through.
Reno is strong throughout, and I couldn't help but chuckle at the "veteran cop/young hot-shot cop" pairing-up that predictably occurred.
Having visited the Maginot line, I could recognize many of the elements used in the film. The pop-up machine gun turret is a real feature of the line, in fact some of the "retractable turrets" house twin 75mm cannon. It was also kind of creepy to tour the underground bunkers which housed thousands of men prior to WWII - even in summer it was dark, cool and damp place. The story makes good use of this dank atmosphere.
The super market scene though will have me looking over my shoulder whenever I enter a Carrefour or E. Leclerc hypermarche in the future.
The ending was the weak part however, and could have been done so much better - it was a little too cheezy for my tastes.
Reno is strong throughout, and I couldn't help but chuckle at the "veteran cop/young hot-shot cop" pairing-up that predictably occurred.
Having visited the Maginot line, I could recognize many of the elements used in the film. The pop-up machine gun turret is a real feature of the line, in fact some of the "retractable turrets" house twin 75mm cannon. It was also kind of creepy to tour the underground bunkers which housed thousands of men prior to WWII - even in summer it was dark, cool and damp place. The story makes good use of this dank atmosphere.
The super market scene though will have me looking over my shoulder whenever I enter a Carrefour or E. Leclerc hypermarche in the future.
The ending was the weak part however, and could have been done so much better - it was a little too cheezy for my tastes.