The Crew (aka Braqueurs) is a phenomenon – an 80-minute, pure adrenaline, perfectly crafted exercise in action filmmaking. Writer/director Julien Leclercq has assembled a dragster built for speed and stripped of anything that would weigh the story down for even one beat. This movie is mandatory viewing for all would-be genre directors. Scratch that. The Crew should be studied in film schools or shown to anyone interested in a pure economy of storytelling. Of course, not every film should be be built according to these specifications, but given that too many movies are simply too damn long, Leclercq beautifully demonstrates the art of the possible. (more…)
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The Crew (aka Braqueurs) Review
Posted: September 14, 2016 in 2016 Fantasy FilmFest, Action, ForeignTags: Crime, French movies, Heist Movie, Julien Leclercq, Philip Lozano
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iNumber Number (aka Avenged) Review
Posted: September 4, 2014 in 2014 Fantasy FilmFest, Action, Reviews, ThrillerTags: Donovan Marsh, Heist Movie, Presley Chweneyagae, Reservoir Dogs, S'Dumo Mtshali, South Africa, Vic Vega
The best thing to be said about iNumber Number is that it leaves you wanting more. You want to see more work from director/screenwriter Donovan Marsh. You want to see more of a stellar cast, particularly lead actor S’Dumo Mtshali. You especially want to see more of South Africa as a setting for hard-nosed crime flicks. The downside to this desire for more, more, and more is that iNumber Number is not quite satisfying in itself. A good bit of the 96-minute runtime is given over to waiting for the film to hit fifth gear, only to discover that it’s more of an automatic transmission ride.
