Because in French, they don't need to call it The French Connection. The fact-based tale of cops versus smack smugglers in 1970s Marseille may be familiar from a certain celebrated American film, but this take, made with gusto by director Cédric Jimenez, doesn't seem daunted at all. Even if Jimenez hasn't exactly broken the period-crime-thriller mold, he's built a solid entertainment, with techniques well absorbed from the American movie tradition.
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