37/19
Line of Events
Two girls vanished
Police recruit Paul Chartier joins a covert unit tracking a sex offender. After the operation falters, Chartier pursues the perpetrators independently, disillusioned with legal constraints.
The movie is based on a real story – and me not having any idea what happened back in the 90s
(2024). I know it should be called "if you can" … and I reckon that would have worked too … but I decided to go that way … still no pun intended.
who survived and who didn’t
and from what I understand this takes a lot of creative licenses … with who did what to whom …
Greeks party similar – like the Italians
and I assume the main character (police/gendarmerie) is an amalgamation of many characters into one – I could obviously be wrong, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case .That said, the movie might be long (2.5 hours), but it never really feels that way. Well maybe during the wedding stuff at the beginning … been there, done and know that.
is this necessary for the story?
I would argue not … but maybe I am missing something.The thrilling part is really well done … you feel with the main character … a lot of things go wrong … he has the right eye, he has the right "nose" … but will he be able to convince others of that? A lot of departments working almost against each other … this is well told and acted … still for me a factor x is missing to make this go over the top … as many praises as it has gotten … and as good as it is … the last push is missing … a bit more charisma maybe … more tension throughout … and so forth.