District B13
For eye-popping kinetic thrills,
i District B13
i0 tops the class. In the near future, the worst ghettos of Paris have been walled in and left to rot. When a neutron bomb gets stolen by a criminal kingpin in seedy District B13, Damien--a cop who specializes in deep cover assignments (Cyril Raffaelli, a stuntman turned actor)--has to team up with Leito (David Belle), who grew up in the district and has his own reason for going back: the kingpin kidnapped his sister (tough yet adorable gamine Dany Verissimo). The plot takes a few preposterous turns, but it's beside the point--every turn serves only to maintain the relentless flow of sheer physical prowess. Belle is one of the inventors of a sport called
i parkour
i0 , which treats a city's architecture like an obstacle course; while running from gun-toting thugs, Leito leaps, bounds, and scrambles up and down buildings with astonishing grace. The fight sequences are just as down-to-earth yet over-the-top as Damien whirls, kicks, and crunches through armies of bad guys. Just as important is the tongue-in-cheek tone that never turns smirky; the movie doesn't take itself seriously, but doesn't mock itself or its basic cinematic pleasures. Anyone looking for a break from the overbearing CGI and self-important pomp of Hollywood action movies should watch
i District B13
i0 .
i --Bret Fetzer
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| upc: |
0876964000208 |
| title: |
District B13 |
| theatricalDate: |
20-05-2004 |
| stars: |
Cyril Raffaelli
David Belle
Tony D'Amario
Bibi Naceri
Dany Verissimo |
| purchase date: |
20-05-2007 |
| publisher: |
Magnolia |
| published: |
05-09-2006 |
| price: |
$19.98 |
| net Rating: |
4 |
| MPAA Rating: |
R |
| minutes: |
84 |
| last lookup time: |
201399568 |
| genre: |
Thrillers
Heroes
Race Against Time
French
Audio & Video |
| fullTitle: |
District B13 |
| features: |
Color
Dolby
Dubbed
DVD-Video
Subtitled
Widescreen
NTSC
2.35:1 |
| director: |
Pierre Morel |
| currentValue: |
$4.55 |
| created: |
201399568 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
B000GPPPTK
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