Mesrine: Killer Instinct
L'Instinct de mort
2008FranceLanguage: frDirected by Jean-François Richet★ 7.3
Available in English: subtitled
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.
Themes and style
Tone
brutaldark comedycold and detachedchaotic
Pacing
escalatingrelentlessepisodic
Story
survivalpursuitunravelingjourney
Emotion
figuring out who you areloyalty under pressureloss of innocencerage
Themes
class and moneyfamily wounds passed downcorrupt institutionscolonial historypoverty
Feel
catharticrewatchablediscussion starterexhausting
Violence
graphic