But it doesn't matter, because the plot is so fast-paced you'll never get bored. One each to introduce the two heroes, then about two to three once the story moves along.
When you actually sit down and watch the movie, there isn't actually a great deal of big action scenes. A scant 80 minute movie packed with lots of Guy Ritchie-style bad guys, lots of chases and running about, and interspersed with action. DISTRICT 13 is a simple film – as with much French cinema, it's all about style rather than substance, and there isn't a great deal of back story to worry about – and that's what makes it so great: it offers a ton of action, fulfils the promise, and that's it. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 10 / 10 French action masterpieceĪ French producer had the bright idea of combining the extreme sport of Parkour – actually invented by one of this film's stars, David Belle – with a hard-hitting action movie along the lines of ONG BAK, and the culmination of these ideas is DISTRICT 13 – possibly the greatest French action film ever made, and one that certainly urinates freely all over the like of TAXI and other so-called classics.
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