French; subtitlesA very bad gangster film/series. Lots of raw brutality. Gave up after 25 minutes.
From Rotten Tomatoes:
Jacques Mesrine became Public Enemy Number One after successfully kidnapping a millionaire for ransom. He also robbed numerous banks and broke out of maximum security prison. This is but the first of two movies based off the French gangster anti-hero, and focuses on his life up until just after he broke out of prison. Much like other bio-movies, the plot skips across time like a stone, covering the major and most exciting points of his life. The difference here is the level of attachment the viewer may have for the subject. By only grazing a man's life in two or three hours, you leave much to the wayside, which creates an incomplete picture. But the producers of Mesrine chose to make two 2-hour movies, which may still only focus on highlights.
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