Rogue City (Bronx) 2020

[thekfc]

Rogue City is a French movie currently showing on Netflix.

It's about an anti-gang & anti-robbery police squad going after gangs and doing every illegal thing to get the job done. There is gangs going after other gangs, cops going after gangs, gangs going after cops, cops playing both side, cops sleeping other cops wife/girl, etc,..

There are some big name/well know actors in there: Moussa Maaskri, Herard Lanvin, David Belle, Claudia Cardinale and Jean Reno.

It is not action filled (mainly drama driven) but the pacing is good as well as the cinematography.

Some of the cops were down right dirty and would do stuff like going to arresting a guy in a church during a funeral and arresting a father during the burial.

Things take a turn for the worst when the squad took it upon themselves to go after/bust a drug deal taking place at night on a beach.  They were successful in breaking it up and a few of the gangs members were killed & the cops took the loot. But later they found out that one of the people killed was an undercover agent and in walked Eriq Ebouaney to found out what the hell happen to his agent. 

I will stop there as the ending is completely unexpected. 

It is not action filled, some of the performance are wooden but it is a good recommended watch.

 

[laagi]

A straight forward french actioner! No fancy story, characters or action. Just a guy movie I guess. Best enjoyed with a cold beer and some chips.

Worth mentioning are the bloody shootouts which seem to rely mostly on practical effects. No fake CGI blood!? Which dare I say it is just a pleasure to watch. 

Also as mentioned by @thekfc the ending while not a total surprise if you're not new to french cinema did hit rather hard. Recommended if you just want a simple crime drama with some bloody action.