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Director: Costa-Gavras
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From Time Out London
Adapted from a Donald Westlake novel, Costa-Gavras’ latest is a far-fetched crime tale with a welcome and successful black comic edge. José Garcia is excellent as put-upon suburban everyman, Bruno Davert, who loses his well-paid job at a corporate paper company and is unable to find another position to support his family. Bruno’s solution is radical (ridiculous even, which serves to highlight the desperation of his position): he decides to assassinate his unemployed industry rivals one by one. Gavras strikes a fine balance between tragedy and comedy so that the wildness of his story never seems to matter. Thrilling and funny.Author: DC
Time Out London Issue 1819: June 29-July 6 2005
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- Les Reid said...
- Posted on Apr 13 2011 19:02 A fine piece of satire which cuts right to the heart of our ruthless competitive society. Davert is 'let go' by his employer and he decides to take action to undo the letting-go. His employer was ruthless with him and now Davert is ruthless in his reaction. This is black comedy with a savage bite. Well worth seeing.
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