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Coming in on the heels of his internationally acclaimed first film, Le Dernier Combat, 26-year-old director Luc Besson created this tongue-in-cheek look at filmmaking and at the denizens in the tunnels of the Paris Metro -- a new kind of underground movie. Fred (Christopher Lambert) has just stolen some major documents from a .. Read more

Starring	Christopher Lambert, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Isabelle Adjani, Jean Bouise
Director	Luc Besson
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- Safecracker Lambert hides in the Parisian MÃtro from a wealthy businessman's wife (Adjani), with whom he has fallen in... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
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- - 12
  - 3
  A bit pointless
  
  I love the works of Luc Besson and bad films starring Jean Reno are few and far between. Sadly after the first five minutes (which are actually quite good - an ... read more »
  
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  - EdwardTheGreat
  - London
  - 22 Nov 2004 at 10:17
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- - 0
  - 0
  Bizarre and fun
  
  this film is great a mix off bizarre and a bit sereal the open is the one off the best chases I have seen . It set me off in liken Luc Besson films
  
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- - a customer
  - 21 Feb 2012 at 18:48
- - 1
  - 0
  Weird but fun.
  
  Great fun movie...love the characters. The story doesn't make much sense but that didn't matter...it's a weird world below ground after all!
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- - MrRik
  - 6 reviews
  - 04 May 2011 at 08:30
- - 5
  - 0
  Disapointingly Dubbed
  
  Very disappointed that the 'Watch now' version is dubbed into English. The original, in French with English subtitles, captures the ambiance so much ... read more »
  
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  - St. Neots
  - 17 Feb 2011 at 14:13
- - 1
  - 0
  Glossy but drossy
  
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  This early Besson effort is all style over content. It's very well made and everybody is all very stylish, but there's no story worth bothering with, ... read more »
  
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- - ElephantWoman
  - 18 reviews
  - St. Leonards-on-Sea
  - 31 Jan 2011 at 11:07
- - 0
  - 1
  Really not that great... for me anyway!
  
  I initially wrote a rather nasty and harsh review for this dvd. Then i did some research and realised it was done by a young (26) director on his second attempt... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 20 Dec 2010 at 01:25
- - 1
  - 0
  Iroquois!
  
  Some reviewers seem to have made the mistake of looking for some great story. Nah, wrong. The story here is just the thing that everything else revolves loosely... read more »
  
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- - Billy B Badger
  - Edinburgh
  - 09 Nov 2010 at 12:48
- - 1
  - 0
  Love it or hate it !
  
  From previous reviews, you are love this thing or hate it - im indifferent , as I suspect you will be if you really like a good story...
  
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- - ceneit
  - 25 reviews
  - North Lincs
  - 17 Aug 2010 at 17:46
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  - 2
  bees off
  
  A stylish turd is still a turd
  
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- - BarryNormski
  - 44 reviews
  - Derby
  - 14 Dec 2009 at 14:47
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  - 1
  subway
  
  Lambert is torture to watch (Highlander he gets away with)and the rest of the characters and storyline are worse.
  
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- - johnnykkk
  - 1 review
  - Dalkeith
  - 31 Jul 2009 at 23:46
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  - 2
  Garbage!
  
  This is NOT a French film. I chose this film only because I'm trying to learn French and review said it was in French language...but it is not. It's in ... read more »
  
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  - Bonnie Scotland
  - 24 Dec 2008 at 08:21
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- - 12
  - 3
  A bit pointless
  
  I love the works of Luc Besson and bad films starring Jean Reno are few and far between. Sadly after the first five minutes (which are actually quite good - an ... read more »
  
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  - EdwardTheGreat
  - London
  - 22 Nov 2004 at 10:17
- - 6
  - 3
  Classic Besson
  
  Christopher Lambert has probably never been better than in this Luc Besson's second feature. However the real star of this film is the extensive and ... read more »
  
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- - kennedy
  - scotland
  - 28 Sep 2004 at 18:31
- - 5
  - 0
  Disapointingly Dubbed
  
  Very disappointed that the 'Watch now' version is dubbed into English. The original, in French with English subtitles, captures the ambiance so much ... read more »
  
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  - St. Neots
  - 17 Feb 2011 at 14:13
- - 5
  - 1
  A classic
  
  A film that i own and have watched countless times. Incredebly qwerky, you really have to be a lover of french cinematography to appriciate this. As always the ... read more »
  
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- - Thomas Ueber
  - Land of Sheep
  - 19 Jul 2005 at 08:45
- - 4
  - 0
  Hmmmm
  
  After watching this film, you really can't say what it was actually about.
  
  a few of the plotlines are never finished and none of it makes much ... read more »
  
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  - cheltenham, england
  - 27 Feb 2004 at 01:35
- - 3
  - 1
  Not what you expect from Luc Besson.
  
  I have been waiting to see this film for some time and it was very disappointing. Apart from some good performances from Chrstopher Lambert and Isabelle Adjani... read more »
  
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- - Paul Clarke
  - Taplow, England
  - 09 Feb 2004 at 16:17
- - 1
  - 0
  Didn't stand the test of time
  
  I remember this being a good film in its day, but today it's a bit corney, and so eighties.
  
  I get the feeling that there are a lot of borderline ... read more »
  
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  - Lincoln
  - 16 Mar 2008 at 17:06
- - 1
  - 0
  Love it or hate it !
  
  From previous reviews, you are love this thing or hate it - im indifferent , as I suspect you will be if you really like a good story...
  
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- 915522
- - ceneit
  - 25 reviews
  - North Lincs
  - 17 Aug 2010 at 17:46
- - 1
  - 0
  Iroquois!
  
  Some reviewers seem to have made the mistake of looking for some great story. Nah, wrong. The story here is just the thing that everything else revolves loosely... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 938300
- - Billy B Badger
  - Edinburgh
  - 09 Nov 2010 at 12:48
- - 1
  - 0
  Glossy but drossy
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  This early Besson effort is all style over content. It's very well made and everybody is all very stylish, but there's no story worth bothering with, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 959152
- - ElephantWoman
  - 18 reviews
  - St. Leonards-on-Sea
  - 31 Jan 2011 at 11:07

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  Coming in on the heels of his internationally acclaimed first film, Le Dernier Combat, 26-year-old director Luc Besson created this tongue-in-cheek look at filmmaking and at the denizens in the tunnels of the Paris Metro -- a new kind of underground movie. Fred (Christopher Lambert) has just stolen ...