The film’s that’s been billed as the French Heat arrives in high definition.
Luke reviews the Blu-ray of 36…
Its easy to see why36has been billed as the FrenchHeat.
That it manages to impress and delight so much despite this lofty benchmark is a sign.
Auteuils Leo Vrinks is the cop driven to punish criminals by whatever means necessary.
Depardieus Denis Klein, the ruthlessly ambitious one, more concerned with his career than doing the right thing.
The film deals in these big stereotypes, but director Marchal makes it work in spite of this.
Its over just as soon as its begun, but its brutally effective.
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Its what makes36so good.
Expectations are defied at every turn.
In fact, its something smaller, albeit still packing a huge amount in.
Too much, in fact, and its here that the film falls a little short.
Yet, with Auteuil and Depardieu, you only need a little bit of show.
Theyre both terrific, able to hold the attention with the simplest of shrugs.
Auteuil goes the other way, a seemingly sedate man able to handle the most violent of situations.
it feels more like a character reveal than an actress reveal).
You walk him and pitch to the rhino.').
Or maybe thats just me.
Regardless,36is a film to be savoured.
And one best seen before the inevitable American remake arrives.
The Disc
There are a smattering of extras on offer.
Halfway through he grabs a cup of coffee to keep going.
The near half-hour Making of36 gives a look behind the scenes.
And thats all it is.
Its interesting, but could do with some variation.
There are two other featurettes, one on costumes and hair styles (is Valerias hair too short?
A few trailers round out a nice, if far from exhilarating, set of bonus features.
The Film:
36is out now on Blu-ray andavailable from the Den Of Geek Store.
Rating:
4 out of 5
