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2005

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Romain Duris stars as a young man torn between a life of crime and music in Jacques Audiard's smash hit noir thriller. Set in a seedy and dangerous Paris underworld, Duris plays Tom, who seems set to follow the crooked path of his sleazy father as a ruthless and unscrupulous property dealer. But a chance encounter with an .. Read more

Starring	Romain Duris, Neils Arestrup, Jonathan Zaccai, Gilles Cohen
Director	Jacques Audiard
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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  Perfect beat.
  
  I saw this at the cinema and loved it.
  
  The central character is torn between his love of music and his violent life.
  
  If you love to lose ... read more »
  
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  - Edgbaston
  - 10 Mar 2006 at 19:46
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  worth a look
  
  I had been wanting to see this for years, and then twenty minutes in I realised I had seen it..
  
  a merit of how good it was, that I still watched it ... read more »
  
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- - lvwt
  - 33 reviews
  - 04 Mar 2012 at 21:29
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  all over the place
  
  Just as the main character is torn between two lives, I felt ripped apart, wanting to sympathise but revolted by his violent behaviour. A roller coaster ... read more »
  
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- - webfoot
  - 3 reviews
  - 04 Jan 2012 at 20:15
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  Maybe too much piano
  
  Love French thrillers but not piano movies so this film is half likable. This could have been more exciting but was pulled apart a bit by the two story lines. ... read more »
  
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- - simonj24
  - 39 reviews
  - 04 Dec 2011 at 08:39
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  Sins of the father...
  
  Caring about the protagonist is important- and you do care about Tom - imperfect as he is.
  
  The lesson i took from this film was that it is never too ... read more »
  
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  - 30 Nov 2011 at 00:51
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  What happens when you don't practice your scales.
  
  Following the death of his concert pianist mother, Tom has rejected a life in music to follow in the footsteps of his sleazy property dealing father. He ... read more »
  
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- - Oldbloke
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  - Sidmouth
  - 22 Nov 2011 at 00:22
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  Sharp acting.
  
  I wasn't sure how Iwould react to this film, an unusual storyuline. Glad I rented it as it was a little gem. Duris is a gritty edgy young man but worth a ... read more »
  
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  - 29 Aug 2011 at 13:14
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  Duris is magnificent
  
  A film that outlines Romain Duris sublime acting talents all into one film, always engaging throughout. The last few scenes seem a bit rushed in terms of ... read more »
  
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- - supersonic_67
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  - 09 Aug 2011 at 21:17
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  keep your hands clean if you want to play piano
  
  Remember Five Easy Pieces that classic with Jack Nicholson where the hero or anti hero is torn between classical music and a rougher lifestyle. We're in the... read more »
  
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  - 11 Jul 2011 at 10:58
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  Engaging drama
  
  Whilst I wasn't sure about this film in the opening few scenes, I was gripped by the characters in what turned out to be a an interesting thriller.
  
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  - Sheffield
  - 11 Dec 2010 at 19:59
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  Not hollywood
  
  The film drew me in and the 'hero' was a complex character with brutish tendencies who nevertheless managed to gain your sympathy. Thought that there ... read more »
  
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- - RedEdFan
  - 1 review
  - Manchester
  - 06 Oct 2010 at 12:48
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- - 56
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  Perfect beat.
  
  I saw this at the cinema and loved it.
  
  The central character is torn between his love of music and his violent life.
  
  If you love to lose ... read more »
  
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- 361331
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  - 4Tell
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  - Edgbaston
  - 10 Mar 2006 at 19:46
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  2 men in one
  
  Romain Duris' performance will stay in my mind for a long time. He's good looking but there's a sort of awkward twist in his face which suggests ... read more »
  
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  - Gateshead, England
  - 03 May 2006 at 07:19
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  Well worth renting
  
  Didn't realise this film was French with sub-titles when I rented it. Don't let this put you off watching it (you get used to reading them!)- really ... read more »
  
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  - Rotherham
  - 02 Apr 2006 at 10:38
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  Superb feature
  
  A simply excellent film that takes as its source material the 1970s film Fingers starring Harvey Keitel.
  
  The story tells of a young man caught up ... read more »
  
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  - Manchester, UK
  - 25 Apr 2006 at 10:43
- - 10
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  dreary awful film about nasty people
  
  I usually like french films but the main characters in this were unpleasant and remained unchanged and unredeemed - I ended up skipping to the end to see if any... read more »
  
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- - maddox
  - 79 reviews
  - winchester
  - 20 Oct 2008 at 20:01
- - 9
  - 2
  Dull, going nowhere
  
  The brilliant reviews led me to rent this. I've nothing against subtitles & foreign films, indeed I rent plenty, but this just seemed to go nowhere, ... read more »
  
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- - D G
  - Glasgow Scotland UK
  - 08 Oct 2006 at 19:38
- - 8
  - 2
  Smart, sexy and stylish
  
  Very enjoyable remake of James Toback's 1978 cerebal crime movie Fingers.
  
  Romain Duris is exceptional in the lead role of small time heavy who is... read more »
  
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  - Brighton, England
  - 02 May 2006 at 12:20
- - 6
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  All Fingers and thumbs
  
  This film comes from the relatively small section of french remaking american movies. What started out as a 70s a vehicle with Harvey Keitel turned into a very... read more »
  
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- - alrose
  - 26 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 11 Jul 2006 at 14:08
- - 6
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  French Mean Streets with Piano's
  
  This is a great film. The lead actor is like early De Niro (with a bit of Noel Gallagher thrown in) all nervous energy and anger. It's compelling the way ... read more »
  
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  - Hampshire
  - 04 Apr 2006 at 11:55
- - 5
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  Interesting, surprising, dramatic
  
  This is one of those brilliant films the French do so well - a film that subverts stereotype, confounds expectations, and avoids cliche, while still being cool... read more »
  
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- - rpopper65
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  - London
  - 02 Jan 2008 at 21:57

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Critics' reviews
- Romain Duris stars as a young man torn between a life of crime and music in Jacques Audiard's smash hit noir thriller. read more »
- LOVEFiLM Review
  - Tom Charity
  - LOVEFiLM
- Jacques Audiard (âA Self-Made Heroâ, âRead My Lipsâ) translates to modern-day Paris the dilemmas of James... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
- Taut, visually nifty noir... Stylish, intelligent, entertaining.
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- - Time Out
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- Brilliant... The best thing I've seen all year.
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  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- A raging gangster film... Marvellous...
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- The Beat That My Heart Skipped
  
  Romain Duris stars as a young man torn between a life of crime and music in Jacques Audiard's smash hit noir thriller. Set in a seedy and dangerous Paris underworld, Duris plays Tom, who seems set to follow the crooked path of his sleazy father as a ruthless and unscrupulous property dealer. But a ...